The “Saskatchewan Song” was written in the 1930s – when times were really tough.
There is a recording of the song in the Archives of the University of Saskatchewan.
I vacationed in Saskatchewan with my buddy Bruce Beck, an Alberta music teacher and he taught me the song – along with many Alberta students.
It is a Public Domain song, no royalties. I am surprised a Saskatchewan singer hasn’t recorded it.
The Saskatchewan Song
By Unknown
Saskatchewan, the land of snow
Where winds are always on the blow
Where people sit with frozen toes
And why we stay here, no one knows.
Chorus
Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
There’s no place like Saskatchewan
We sit and gaze across the plains
And wonder why it never rains
And Gabriel blows his trumpet sound
He says, “The rain, its gone around.”
Our pigs are dying on their feet
Because they have no feed to eat.
Our horses, though of bronco race,
Starvation stares them in the face.
Chorus – repeat from above
The milk from cows has ceased to flow
We’ve had to ship them east, you know
Our hens are old, they lay no eggs
Our turkeys eat grasshopper legs.
Chorus – repeat from above
But still we love Saskatchewan,
We’re proud to say we’re native ones.
So count your blessings drop by drop
Next year we’ll have a bumper crop.
