Chords for The Arrogant Worms - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate

I used to be a [G] farmer and I made a living fine
I had a little stretch of land along the CP line
[C] But times went by and though I tried [G] the money wasn't there
[F] And [G] bankers came and took my land and told me fair is fair
I [Am] looked for every kind [Dm] of job, the answer always no
[Am] Hire you now, they'd always laugh, we [G] just let twenty go
The government, they [Dm] promised me a measly little sum
But [Am] I've got too much pride to [G] end up just another bum
[F] Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone
[D] I'm gonna be a pirate [G] on the river _ Saskatchewan _ _
[A] Cause it's a heave ho, [C] hi ho, coming down the [F] plain
Stealing wheat and [G] barley and all the other [A] grains
It's a ho, hey, [G] hi, hey, farmers party at oars
When you [C] see the jolly rodner on the giant spidey shores
_ _ Well you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
But just the other [G] day I found an unprotected [C] barge
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the [F] wiser
I [C] rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their [Am] fertilizer
A bridge outside [D] of Moose Jaw spans a mighty [Am] river
Farmers cross in [G] so much fear their stomachs are a [Am] quiver
Cause they know that [D] Tractor Jack is hiding in the [Am] bay
I'll jump the bridge and [G] knock him cold and sail off with their hay
[A] Cause it's a heave ho, hi ho, coming down the [F] plain
Stealing wheat and [G] barley and all the other [A] grains
It's a ho, hey, [Dm] hi, hey, farmers party at [F] oars
When you see the jolly [G] rodner on the [C] giant spidey shores _
_ Well Mountie Bob, he chased me, he was always at my throat
He'd follow on the [G] shoreline, but he didn't own a [C] boat
But cutbacks were a-coming so the Mountie lost his job
So now he's sailing with me and we call him Salty Bob
[Am] A swinging sword, a skull [Dm] and bones, and pleasant company
[A] I never pay my income [G] tax and screw the GST
[Am] It's Albert down to [D] Saskatoon, the terror of the sea
[Am] If you wanna reach the co-op, [G] boy, you gotta get by me
Cause [A] it's a heave ho, hi, ho, coming down the plain
[C] Stealing wheat and barley [G] and all the other grains
[A] It's a ho, hey, hi, [C] hey, farmers party at oars
When [C] you see the jolly rodner [G] on the giant [C] spidey shores
_ _ Get it?
Hey, Chief?
Hey, hey, that's really funny.
You know, Louis Riel?
Well pirate life [F] is appealing, but you don't just find it here
I've heard that in [G] Alberta there's a band of [C] buccaneers
They roam the Athabasca, Port [F] McKay
And you're gonna lose your stetson if you have to pass [Am] their way
Well winter is [D] a-coming and a chill is in the [Am] breeze
My pirate days [G] are over once the river starts [Am] to freeze
I'll be back in [D] springtime, but now I have to [Am] go
I hear there's lots [G] of plundering down in New Mexico
[A] Cause it's a heave ho, hi, ho, [D] coming down the plain
Stealing wheat and [G] barley and all the other [A] grains
It's a ho, hey, [D] hi, hey, farmers party at oars
When you see the jolly rodner on the giant [N] spidey shores
It's a heave ho, hi, ho, coming down the plain
Stealing [F#] wheat and barley and all the [N] other grains
It's a ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers party at oars
When you see the jolly rodner on the giant spidey shores
WHEN YOU SEE THE [C] JOLLY RODNER ON [G] THE GIANT [A] SPIDEY SHORES
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