Monday, June 15, 2026

FEAR - NOT, my friends & don't let 'the powers not-to-be', fool you ... And remember ... The best is yet to come . . . Enjoy, & help one another ... WE CAN & are 'DOING - IT', RIGHT NOW !



Individually, We are a single drop of water

Together,  WE  ARE  AN  OCEAN !


The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (click here) . . .

Thank You 'Alestorm' for your music / energy & 'Love of  Humanity'  &,  to YouTube (Alestorm), for sharing . . .

An excerpt :  New EP, Voyage of the Dead Marauder

Order: https://lnk.to/ALESTORM-VOTDM Original song by The Arrogant Worms Filmed on location in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Salmon Arm, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and the ploptorium of The Commodore Ballroom. Video by Niek van de Vondervoort Get Alestorm merchandise direct from the band: https://merch.alestorm.net/


Lyrics :  

I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine

I had a little stretch of land along the CP line

But times went by and though I tried, the money wasn't thereAnd the 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 20 go"The government, they promised me a measly little sumBut 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
'Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plainsStealin' wheat and barley and all the other grainsIt's a ho-hey, hi-hey, farmers bar yer doorsWhen you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shoresArr! (Arr, arr)
Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at largeBut just the other day, I found an unprotected bargeI snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiserI rammed their ship and sank it, and I stole their fertilizer
A bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans a mighty riverFarmers cross in so much fear, their stomachs are a-quiver'Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hidin' in the bayI'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 plainsStealin' wheat and barley and all the other grainsIt's a ho-hey, hi-hey, farmers bar yer doorsWhen you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shoresArr! (Arr, arr)
Well, Mountie Bob, he chased me, he was always at my throatHe'd follow on the shoreline, but he didn't own a boatBut cutbacks were a-coming and the Mountie lost his jobSo now he's sailing with me, and we call him Salty Bob
A swingin' sword, a skull and bones and pleasant companyI never pay my income tax, and screw the GST (screw it!)Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, I'm the terror of the seaIf you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me
'Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plainsStealin' wheat and barley and all the other grainsIt's a ho-hey, hi-hey, farmers bar yer doorsWhen you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
Arr, matey!Get it, matey?Hey, hey, that, that's really funnyYou know, like we're real
Well, pirate life's appealing, but you just don't find it hereI've heard that in Alberta, there's a band of buccaneersThey roam the Athabaska from Smith to Fort McKayAnd you're gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their way
Well, winter is a-comin' and a chill is in the breezeMy pirate days are over once the river starts to freezeI'll be back in springtime, but now I have to goI hear there's lots of plunderin' down in New Mexico
'Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plainsStealin' wheat and barley and all the other grainsIt's a ho-hey, hi-hey, farmers bar yer doorsWhen you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
It's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plainsStealin' wheat and barley and all the other grainsIt's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doorsWhen you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Stephen Wood / Trevor Strong / John Whytock / Michael Mccormick


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