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Runnin' Back To Saskatoon
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The Guess Who
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Written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter
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{Spoken}
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There's a province up in Canada that's right next door to ours.
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It's called Saskatchewan. And, uh, in that province there's a
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small town, uh, where nothing much ever happens, called
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Saskatoon. This is a tune about that town. This is called
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"Runnin' Back To Saskatoon".
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------ harmonica ------
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I been hangin' around gas stations
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I been learnin' 'bout tires
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I been talkin' to grease monkeys
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I been workin' on cars
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Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
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Runnin' back to Saskatoon
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Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
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Sing another prairie tune
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Sing another prairie tune
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I been hangin' around libraries
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I been learnin' 'bout books
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I been talkin' to playwriters
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I been workin' on words, phrases
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Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
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Runnin' back to Saskatoon
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Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
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Sing another prairie tune
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Sing another prairie tune
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I been hangin' around hospitals
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I been learnin' 'bout dyin'
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I been talkin' to heart doctors
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I been workin' on disease
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Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
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Runnin' back to Saskatoon
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Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
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Sing another prairie tune
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Sing another prairie tune
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This tune is home grown
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Don't come from Hong Kong
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This tune is home grown
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Don't come from Hong Kong
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I been hangin' around grain elevators
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I been learnin' 'bout food
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I been talkin' to soil farmers
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I been workin' on land
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Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
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Runnin' back to Saskatoon
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Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
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Sing another prairie tune
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Sing another prairie tune
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I been hangin' around camera stores
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I been learnin' 'bout sight
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I been talkin' to film makers
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I been workin' on eyes
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Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
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Runnin' back to Saskatoon
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Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
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Sing another prairie tune
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Sing another prairie tune
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This tune is home grown
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Don't come from Hong Kong
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This tune is home grown
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Don't come from Hong Kong
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Runnin Back To Saskatoon
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The Guess Who |