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