VERSE 1
[C]Well I used to be a farmer, [F]and I made a l[G]iving [C]fine.
[F]I had a little st[C]retch of land al[G]ong the CP line.
[C]But times went by and though I tried , [F]the money was[G]n't the[C]re,
[F]and the bankers came [C]and took my land and [G]told me fair is fair.
PRECHORUS
[Am]I looked for every kind of job the an[D]swer always no,
[Am]Hire you now they always laughed we just let 2[G]0 go
[Am]The government they promised me a measly a litt[D]le sum
[Am]But I've got too much pride to end up just another[G] bum,
[A]Then I thought who gives a damn if all the job[Dm]s are gone,
[D]I'm gonna be a pirate, on the rive[G]r Saskatchewan
CHORUS
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho co[F]ming d[G]own th[C]e plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your door[C]s
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 2 (no prechorus)
[C]Well you think the local farmers[F] would know t[G]hat I'm [C]at large
[F]But just the other day [C]I found an unprotected [G]barge
[C]I snuck up right behind them [F]and they [G]were none t[C]he wiser
[F]I rammed the ship [C]and sank it and s[G]tole the fertilizer.
[C]Bridge outside of Moose Jaw [F]spans th[G]e mighty ri[C]ver
[F]Farmers cross [C]with so much fear thei[G]r stomach are a-quiver,
[C]'Cause they know that Captain Tractor's [F]hiding i[G]n the b[C]ay
[F]I'll jump the bridge [C]and knock 'em cold a[G]nd sail off with their hayyyyy
CHORUS
And it's a [C]ho h[C]i [F]coming dow[G]n the [C]plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]hey [C]ho f[F]armers bar[G] your [C]doors
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 3
[C]Well mountie Bob he chased me, [F]he was [G]always at my t[C]hroat.
[F]He followed on the [C]shore lines cause he [G]didn't own a boat.
[C]But the cutbacks were coming and the[F] mountie l[G]ost his j[C]ob,
[F]So now he's sailing w[C]ith me and we[G] calls him Salty [C]Bob.
PRECHORUS
[Am]A swinging sword and skull and bones [D]and pleasant company,
[Am]I never pay my income tax and [G]screw the GST (Screw it!)
[Am]Sailing down to Saskatoon [D]the terror of the sea,
[Am]If you want to reach the co-op boy [G]you gotta get by me
HA-HAR
CHORUS
And it's a [C]hi [C]ho [F]coming dow[G]n the [C]plains
[F]Stealing wheat [C]and barley an[G]d all the other grains
And it's a [C]hi h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your door[C]s
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 4
[C]Well the pirate life's appealing [F]but you [G]don't just find it h[C]ere,
[F]I hear in North Alberta [C]there's a band of [G]buccaneers,
[C]They roam the Athabasca fro[F]m Smith to [G]Fort Mc[C]Kay,
[F]And you're gonna [C]lose your Stetson if y[G]ou have to pass their way,
[Am]Well winter is a-coming a[D]nd a chill is in the breeze,
[Am]But pirate days are over [G]once the river starts to freeze,
[Am]But I'll be back in spring time [D]and now I have to go
[Am]I hear there's lots of plundering [G]down in New Mexico,
CHORUS
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho [F]coming [G]down t[C]he plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your d[C]oors
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G] on Regina's mighty [C]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)
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho [F]coming [G]down [C]the plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho [C]hey [F]farmers ba[G]r your doo[C]rs
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[C]Well I used to be a farmer, [F]and I made a l[G]iving [C]fine.
[F]I had a little st[C]retch of land al[G]ong the CP line.
[C]But times went by and though I tried , [F]the money was[G]n't the[C]re,
[F]and the bankers came [C]and took my land and [G]told me fair is fair.
PRECHORUS
[Am]I looked for every kind of job the an[D]swer always no,
[Am]Hire you now they always laughed we just let 2[G]0 go
[Am]The government they promised me a measly a litt[D]le sum
[Am]But I've got too much pride to end up just another[G] bum,
[A]Then I thought who gives a damn if all the job[Dm]s are gone,
[D]I'm gonna be a pirate, on the rive[G]r Saskatchewan
CHORUS
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho co[F]ming d[G]own th[C]e plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your door[C]s
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 2 (no prechorus)
[C]Well you think the local farmers[F] would know t[G]hat I'm [C]at large
[F]But just the other day [C]I found an unprotected [G]barge
[C]I snuck up right behind them [F]and they [G]were none t[C]he wiser
[F]I rammed the ship [C]and sank it and s[G]tole the fertilizer.
[C]Bridge outside of Moose Jaw [F]spans th[G]e mighty ri[C]ver
[F]Farmers cross [C]with so much fear thei[G]r stomach are a-quiver,
[C]'Cause they know that Captain Tractor's [F]hiding i[G]n the b[C]ay
[F]I'll jump the bridge [C]and knock 'em cold a[G]nd sail off with their hayyyyy
CHORUS
And it's a [C]ho h[C]i [F]coming dow[G]n the [C]plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]hey [C]ho f[F]armers bar[G] your [C]doors
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 3
[C]Well mountie Bob he chased me, [F]he was [G]always at my t[C]hroat.
[F]He followed on the [C]shore lines cause he [G]didn't own a boat.
[C]But the cutbacks were coming and the[F] mountie l[G]ost his j[C]ob,
[F]So now he's sailing w[C]ith me and we[G] calls him Salty [C]Bob.
PRECHORUS
[Am]A swinging sword and skull and bones [D]and pleasant company,
[Am]I never pay my income tax and [G]screw the GST (Screw it!)
[Am]Sailing down to Saskatoon [D]the terror of the sea,
[Am]If you want to reach the co-op boy [G]you gotta get by me
HA-HAR
CHORUS
And it's a [C]hi [C]ho [F]coming dow[G]n the [C]plains
[F]Stealing wheat [C]and barley an[G]d all the other grains
And it's a [C]hi h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your door[C]s
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]WHI[C]STL[G]ING[C]
VERSE 4
[C]Well the pirate life's appealing [F]but you [G]don't just find it h[C]ere,
[F]I hear in North Alberta [C]there's a band of [G]buccaneers,
[C]They roam the Athabasca fro[F]m Smith to [G]Fort Mc[C]Kay,
[F]And you're gonna [C]lose your Stetson if y[G]ou have to pass their way,
[Am]Well winter is a-coming a[D]nd a chill is in the breeze,
[Am]But pirate days are over [G]once the river starts to freeze,
[Am]But I'll be back in spring time [D]and now I have to go
[Am]I hear there's lots of plundering [G]down in New Mexico,
CHORUS
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho [F]coming [G]down t[C]he plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho h[C]ey f[F]armers bar[G] your d[C]oors
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G] on Regina's mighty [C]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)
And it's a [C]heave [C]ho [F]coming [G]down [C]the plains
[F]Stealing wheat and ba[C]rley and all [G]the other grains
And it's a [C]ho [C]hey [F]farmers ba[G]r your doo[C]rs
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
[F]When you see [C]the Jolly Rodger [G]on Regina's mighty [C]shores
