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Dec 23, 04
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The Last Saskatchewan Pirate
I doubt many people have heard this song and someone just reminded me of it and I think it's pretty funny so I thought I'd share it - it's also a pirate song which makes it doubly cool... the actual song is pretty decent, good drinkin music... yarghhhh... of course it's quite possible that i'm the only person that finds humour in this, hopefully not.
The tempo is actually pretty fast, so sing it like a pirate! The Last Saskatchewan Pirate I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine, I had a little stretch of land along the CP line But time went by and though I tried, the money wasn't there And bankers came and took my land and told me ";fair is fair"; I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no ";Hire you now?"; they'd always laugh, ";we just let twenty go!"; The government, the promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum. Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone? I'm gonna be a PIRATE on the river Saskatchewan!!! (Arrr! Arrr! Arrr! Arrr! Arrr!!) Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large But just the other day I found an unprotected barge I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser, I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their fertilizer! A bridge outside of Moosejaw spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver Cause they know that TRACTOR JACK is hiding in the bay I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold and sail off with their hay! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat He'd follow on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat But cutbacks were a-coming and the Mountie lost his job And now he's sailing with us, and we call him Salty Bob! A swingin' sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (SCREW IT!!) Prince Albert down to Saskatoon I'm the terror of the seas If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Arrrr, Metis! Get it? Matey? (Hey, that's Riel-ly funny! You know, Louis Riel?) Well, Pirate life's appealing but you just don't find it here, I've heard that in Alberta there's a band of buccaneers They roam the Athabaska and sail to Fort McKay And you're gonna loose your stetson if you have to pass their way! Well, winter is a-comin' and a chill is in the breeze My Pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze I'll be back in springtime but now I have to go I hear there's lots of plundering down in New Mexico! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores... 
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Dec 23, 04
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hahahahahahah I haven't heard that song in forever!
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Dec 23, 04
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haha co-op.
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Dec 23, 04
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the arrogant worms fuckin RULE....nothing better than being drunk off yer ass and singing along to that tune....soo many good memories
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Dec 23, 04
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Song originally written by Captain Tractor, IIRC.
Ever seen these guys play live? They used to perform all the time at WISE hall, and as of recent have moved their venue to Cap College. Frankly I preferred WISE hall as a venue, but oh well... win some, lose some. My favourite song of theirs is Carrot Juice Is Murder. And I always loved their live rendition of Rippy The Gator.
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Dec 23, 04
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The Mountie Song is also a good one.
"A Tank? Where did you get a Tank?" "Wal-Mart!"
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Dec 27, 04
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i've never heard of the wise hall.
then again...i've never heard of saskatchewan pirates.
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Dec 27, 04
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WISE Hall is on Adanac, somewhere near Commercial I believe. It's the default venue for Rogue Folk Club gatherings, which are the people that have hosted the Arrogant Worms all three times I've seen them.
I recommend their Live Bait album. But their stuff since then has been pretty spectacular as well. Jesus' Brother Bob is a glorious song. "He died upon the cross, I thought that I was free. Finally people would get to know me for me." "Hey Bob!" "Hey Judas! This was my big chance, to finally get ahead.... The next thing you know he's rising from the dead!"
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