Opening Song, September 10, 2022

Opening song

The Last Saskatchewan Roughrider

(Sung to the tune “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” by Captain Tractor)

Well 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 there,
And 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 always laughed we just let 20 go
The government they promised me a measly little sum
But 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 join the Riders, on the river Saskatchewan

CHORUS

And it’s a heave ho hi ho coming cross the plains
Stealing them there footballs and making yardage gains
And it’s a ho hey hi hey Bombers bar your doors
When you see the green Roughriders on Regina’s mighty shores

Well you think that CFL teams would know what we’re about
But just the other day another QB we knocked out

We snuck up right behind him and he was none the wiser
We hit him hard and knocked him down and stole his fertilizer

Bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans the mighty river
Stampeders cross with so much fear their stomach is a-quiver,
‘Cause they know that green Roughriders hide out in the bay
We’ll jump the bridge and knock ’em cold and sail off with their hayyyyy

Repeat Chorus

Well Western teams we chase them, we’re always at there throat

We follow on the shore lines cause we don’t own no boat

But losses are a coming and now we’re in fourth place

But maybe we’ll cross over and win the Eastern race

Undisciplined mistake prone ball is how we come to play

We never pay our income tax and screw the GST (Screw it!)
Driving down to Winnipeg in our green Rider bus,
If you want to reach the co-op boy you gotta get by us
HAHAR

Repeat Chorus

Well the football life’s appealing but you don’t just find it here,
We hear in North Alberta there’s a team made up of deers,
They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort McKay,
And you’re gonna lose the football if you have to pass their way,

Well winter is a-coming and a chill is on the way,
Football days are over once we play on Labour Day
But we’ll be back in spring time and now we have to go
We hear they play flag football down in New Mexico,

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

When you see the green Roughriders on Regina’s mighty shores

When you see the green Roughriders on Regina’s mighty shores