Corb Lund - Long Gone to Saskatchewan Lyrics
Long gone to SaskatchewanWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' goneI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on.Cause I'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanWell it's a hell of a battle to try to raise cattleIn the prettiest place on the hoofOil refiners and lot sub-dividersGot land prices right through the roofThey got value's distorted and my brow's all contortedWith the words that the banker just wroteMe and the missus, we love the cow businessTook jobs just to keep us afloatThe old lady's a waitress in three different placesAnd still can't afford her own carI've been drivin' grader, I'm a smooth operatorWonderin' where all the gravel roads areI like Alberta, but dang ain't ya heardaHow much it can cost to buy oats?I'll always love her and think kindly of herBut I got no money left over for smokesWell I'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' goneI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back onAdios, goodbye, farwell, so longI'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanShe's a little bit flatter but the cows are as fatterSo I think I'm gonna get me a tentCuz I can buy up an acre beside a nice lake hereFor what it costs me at home to just rentSure, the winters are tough and roads get roughAnd we might have to feed a bit moreAnd it's further to ship'em, but damned if it isn'tGood cow country this, that's for sureI can miss my foothills here and still drink my pilsnerAnd ***** and complain and surmiseAbout missin' the mountain, buy hey, look, who's countin'My place here is five times the sizeWell I'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanWhere the gettin's good if your gettin' goneI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back onAdios, goodbye, farewell, so longI'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanNow i gotta give honours to Stompin' Tom ConnorsFor "Roll on Saskatchewan" firstAnd Hus put his toque on in "Long Gone to the Yukon"I figured he owed us a verseBut I've been comin' out bringin' my t-shirts and singin'To my good eastern neighbours so longAnd you put up with dumb jokes about your province and so I figured hey, I owed you a song.Well I'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' goneGonna put my boots and my hat back onRaise my cows like my grand daddy doneWhere the birch trees grow and the sharp tail roamAdios, goodbye, farewell, so longI'm long gone to SaskatchewanLong gone to SaskatchewanLong goneLong goneLong gone to Saskatchewan
