The Last Saskatchewan Pirate Chords by Derina Harvey Band

_ Well, I used to be a [F] farmer and [G] I made a [C] living fine
I had a little stretch of [G] land along the CP [C] line
But times were hard and I tried [G] the money wasn't there
[F] And the bankers [C] came and took me [G] land and [C] told me fair is fair
[Am] Search for a job [D] the answer always no
[Am] Hire you now [G] we just let 20 go
[Am] The government they [D] promised me a measly little [Am] sum
But I've got too much pride to [G] just another
_ [F] Then I thought who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone
_ [D] I'm gonna be a pirate on [G] the River Saskatchew
_ _ _ [C] It's a he-ho [G]-ho coming down the plain
Land, steel and wheat and barley and all the other grains
[C] It's a ho-hey [G]-hi-hey
Farmer by your door when you see the dolly roger on [C] Regina's lady [F] shore
_ [G] _ _ _ Well, [C] _ _
_ you think the local farmers would know that I'm at [F] large
But just [C] the other day I found an [G] unprotected barge
Ran up close behind them and they were none the wiser
I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their [Am] fertilizer
Bridges out of [A] mischief and the mighty [Am] river
Farmer's past is too much fear this [D] time it's our quiver
Cause they know that Captain Jack is [A] hiding in the bay
[Am] Jump the bridge and knock him cold and [G] sail off with the hay
It's a [C] he-ho [F]-ho [C] coming down the plain
Land, steel and wheat [G] and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey-hi-hey
Farmer by your door when [C] you see the dolly roger on Regina's mighty shore
_ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, Mountie Bobby [F] chased me he was always at my throat
[C] He'd fall on the shoreline cause [G] he didn't own [C] a boat
But cutbacks were [F] coming and then Mountie lost his job
So now he's [G] sailing with me and we call him [Am] Salty Bob
Swinging sword [A] and stealing bones in pleasant [Am] company
I never pay my income [G] tax through the [Am] GST
Sailing down to Saskatoon the terror of the sea
You wanna reach [G] the co-op boys you gotta get by me
[D] And [C] it's a he-ho-ho coming down the plain
[F] Land, steel and [C] wheat and barley [G] and all the other grains
[C] It's a ho-hey-hi-hey
Farmer by your door when you see the [C] dolly roger on Regina's mighty shore
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ Well, the pirate life's appealing but you just don't find it here
[F] I hear in North Alberta [G] there's a band of buccaneers
[C] They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort McKay
[F] And you're gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their [Am] way
Winter is a-coming [D] and the chill is in the breeze
[Am] My sailing days are [G] ever such a [Am] breeze
But _ [D] _
[Am] I hear there's lots of [G] plundering down in New Mexico
And [C] it's a he-ho-ho coming down the plain
Land, steel and wheat and [G] barley and all the other grains
[C] It's a ho-hey [G]-hi-hey
Farmer by your door when you see the dolly roger on Regina's mighty shore
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ And it's a he-ho-ho coming down the plain
Land, steel and wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey-hi-hey
Farmer by your [D] door when you see the dolly roger on [G] Regina's mighty shore
_ _ And it's a he-ho-ho [C] coming down the plain
Land, steel and wheat and [G] barley and all the other grains
It's a [C] ho-hey-hi-hey
Farmer by your door when you see the dolly roger on Regina's mighty shore
See the dolly roger on Regina's mighty shore
[F] See the [C] dolly roger on [G]
Regina's [C] mighty shore _ _ _ _ _