Opening Song, September 8, 2018

Sung to the tune, Thank God I’m a Country Boy, by John Denver

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain’t much an old rider fan like me can’t hack
It’s early to rise, early in the sack
Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Well a simple football game never did me no harm
Goin to Mosaic field at least got me off the farm

Beatin up on the Bombers had a certain kinda charm
Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Well I got me a fine wife and I got me an ole banjo
And this weekend comin’ up they’ll be Bombers on the griddle

Chris Jones is gonna solve that Andrew Harris riddle

Thank God I’m a Rider fan

When the work’s all done its to IGF I go
I pull out my banjo and I rosin up the bow
I grab all my kin and on our tractors we will go

Thank God they’re all Rider fans
I’d watch the Riders play every day if I could

But the crops would all rot and that just ain’t no good
So I banjo when I can, work when I should

Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Well I got me a fine wife and I got me an ole banjo
And this weekend comin’ up they’ll be Bombers on the griddle

Chris Jones is gonna solve that Andrew Harris riddle

Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Well I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I’d rather have my banjo and my farmin’ tools
Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Hey, the Banjo Bowls begun and that’s pretty keen
‘Cept who’s the Bighill guy, he’s lookin mighty lean

Now Collaros is sacked and that’s pretty mean

But hey, I’m still a Rider fan

Well I got me a fine wife and I got me an ole banjo
And this weekend comin’ up they’ll be Bombers on the griddle

Chris Jones is gonna solve that Andrew Harris riddle

Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Well, my banjo was my daddy’s till the day he died

And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
Said, “Green is the colour and play your banjo with Riderpride
And thank God you’re a Rider fan

But daddy never told me how to play when the Rider’s score so low

You can’t win many games playing a tune on the banjo

This Rider team I used to love just couldn’t seem to go
Thank God I’m a Rider fan

Turns out my fine wife is really my cousin

So I traded in my banjo on an ole fiddle

This year Rider Pride couldn’t solve the Bombers riddle

Dear God, not a Rider fan