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Captain Tractor - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate

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VERSE 1
C F G C
Well I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine.
F C G
I had a little stretch of land along the CP line.
C F G C
But times went by and though I tried , the money wasn't there,
F C G
and the bankers came and took my land and told me fair is fair.
PRECHORUS
Am D
I looked for every kind of job the answer always no,
Am G
Hire you now they always laughed we just let 20 go
Am D
The government they promised me a measly a little sum
Am G
But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum,
A Dm
Then I thought who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone,
D G
I'm gonna be a pirate, on the river Saskatchewan
CHORUS
C C F G C
And it's a heave ho coming down the plains
F C G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
C C F G C
And it's a ho hey farmers bar your doors
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
F C G C
WHISTLING
VERSE 2 (no prechorus)
C F G C
Well you think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
F C G
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge
C F G C
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser
F C G
I rammed the ship and sank it and stole the fertilizer.
C F G C
Bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans the mighty river
F C G
Farmers cross with so much fear their stomach are a-quiver,
C F G C
'Cause they know that Captain Tractor's hiding in the bay
F C G
I'll jump the bridge and knock 'em cold and sail off with their hayyyyy
CHORUS
C C F G C
And it's a ho hi coming down the plains
F C G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
C C F G C
And it's a hey ho farmers bar your doors
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
F C G C
WHISTLING
VERSE 3
C F G C
Well mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat.
F C G
He followed on the shore lines cause he didn't own a boat.
C F G C
But the cutbacks were coming and the mountie lost his job,
F C G C
So now he's sailing with me and we calls him Salty Bob.
PRECHORUS
Am D
A swinging sword and skull and bones and pleasant company,
Am G
I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (Screw it!)
Am D
Sailing down to Saskatoon the terror of the sea,
Am G
If you want to reach the co-op boy you gotta get by me
HA-HAR
CHORUS
C C F G C
And it's a hi ho coming down the plains
F C G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
C C F G C
And it's a hi hey farmers bar your doors
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
F C G C
WHISTLING
VERSE 4
C F G C
Well the pirate life's appealing but you don't just find it here,
F C G
I hear in North Alberta there's a band of buccaneers,
C F G C
They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort McKay,
F C G
And you're gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their way,
Am D
Well winter is a-coming and a chill is in the breeze,
Am G
But pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze,
Am D
But I'll be back in spring time and now I have to go
Am G
I hear there's lots of plundering down in New Mexico,
CHORUS
C C F G C
And it's a heave ho coming down the plains
F C G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
C C F G C
And it's a ho hey farmers bar your doors
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
(sing with no music)
(And it's a hi ho coming down the plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a hi hey farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores)
C C F G C
And it's a heave ho coming down the plains
F C G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
C C F G C
And it's a ho hey farmers bar your doors
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores
F C G C
When you see the Jolly Rodger on Regina's mighty shores

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