Runnin' Back To Saskatoon
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{Spoken Intro:}
"There's a province up in Canada that's right next door toours.
It's called Saskatchewan. And, uh, in that province there's a
small town, uh, where nothing much ever happens, called
Saskatoon. This is a tune about that town. This is called
'Runnin' Back To Saskatoon'."
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I been hangin' around gas stations
I been learnin' 'bout tires
I been talkin' to grease monkeys
I been workin' on cars
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune
I been hangin' around libraries
I been learnin' 'bout books
I been talkin' to playwriters
I been workin' on words, phrases
I been hangin' around hospitals
I been learnin' 'bout dyin'
I been talkin' to heart doctors
I been workin' on disease
This spirit is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
This spirit is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
I been hangin' around grain elevators
I been learnin' 'bout food
I been talkin' to soil farmers
I been workin' on land
I been hangin' around camera stores
I been learnin' 'bout sight
I been talkin' to film makers
I been workin' on eyes
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune
This spirit is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
This spirit is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
Regresando a Saskatoon
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{Introducción hablada:}
"Hay una provincia en Canadá que está justo al lado de la nuestra.
Se llama Saskatchewan. Y, eh, en esa provincia hay un
pueblo pequeño, eh, donde casi nunca pasa nada, llamado
Saskatoon. Esta es una canción sobre ese pueblo. Se llama
'Regresando a Saskatoon'."
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He estado rondando estaciones de gasolina
He estado aprendiendo sobre llantas
He estado hablando con mecánicos
He estado trabajando en autos
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin también
Regresando a Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace y Medicine Hat
Cantando otra melodía de la pradera
Cantando otra melodía de la pradera
He estado rondando bibliotecas
He estado aprendiendo sobre libros
He estado hablando con dramaturgos
He estado trabajando en palabras, frases
He estado rondando hospitales
He estado aprendiendo sobre morir
He estado hablando con cardiólogos
He estado trabajando en enfermedades
Este espíritu es de cosecha propia
No viene de Hong Kong
Este espíritu es de cosecha propia
No viene de Hong Kong
He estado rondando silos de granos
He estado aprendiendo sobre alimentos
He estado hablando con agricultores
He estado trabajando en la tierra
He estado rondando tiendas de cámaras
He estado aprendiendo sobre la vista
He estado hablando con cineastas
He estado trabajando en los ojos
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin también
Regresando a Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace y Medicine Hat
Cantando otra melodía de la pradera
Cantando otra melodía de la pradera
Este espíritu es de cosecha propia
No viene de Hong Kong
Este espíritu es de cosecha propia
No viene de Hong Kong