Derina Harvey Band - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate
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Please enjoy our version of The Arrogant Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate".
THE LAST SASKATCHEWAN PIRATE
I used to be a farmer and I made a living fine
I had a little stretch of land along the C.P. Line
But times went by, and though I tried, the money wasn't there
And 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'd always laugh, "we just let twenty 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 be a pirate on the river Saskatchewan.
'Cause it's a heave-ho, high-ho, coming down the Plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey, high-hey, farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser
I rammed their ship and sank it, and I stole their fertilizer.
A bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans a mighty river
Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver
'Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hidin' in the bay,
I'll jump the bridge and knock 'em cold and sail off with their hay.
'Cause it's a heave-ho, high-ho, coming down the Plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey, high-hey, farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
Well, Mountie Bob, he chased me, he was always at my throat
He followed on the shoreline, 'cause he didn't own a boat,
But cutbacks were a-coming, so the Mountie lost his job
So now he's sailing with me and we call him Salty Bob.
A swinging sword, a skull-and-bones, and pleasant company,
I never pay my income tax and screw the G.S.T. (Screw it!)
Sailin' down the Saskatoon, the terror of the sea
If you wanna reach the Co-op, boy, you gotta get by me!
'Cause it's a heave-ho, high-ho, coming down the Plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey, high-hey, farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
Well pirate life's appealing but you don't just find it here
I hear in north Alberta there's a band of buccaneers
They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort McKay
And you're gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their way
Well, winter is a-coming and a chill is in the breeze
My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze
I'll be back in springtime, but now I have to go
I hear there's lots of plundering down in New Mexico.
'Cause it's a heave-ho, high-ho, coming down the Plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey, high-hey, farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
'Cause it's a heave-ho, high-ho, coming down the Plains
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey, high-hey, farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores
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Led by their fearless front-woman Derina Harvey, this five-piece Celtic-rock group offers a fresh take on traditional tunes and intersperse that offering with their own original jigs and reels. Their infectious rhythmic undertow is layered with rock guitar, dizzying fiddle motifs, and topped by Derina’s powerful voice. These transplanted east-coasters have earned a reputation with their high-energy live show, leaving many an audience out-of-breath and hollering from the dance floor!
The band has proven to be a crowd-pleaser wherever they go. Though the band is based in Alberta, 2015 has seen the group travel across the country, with three trips to Newfoundland to their credit where they have entertained crowds at theatres, festivals, and pubs. They have been featured twice on the main stage of George Street Festival in St. John's, once opening for NL favourites Shanneyganock. Most recently, they have shared the stage with other east-coast favourites such as Jimmy Rankin, The Irish Descendents, Pogey, and even some rock acts including The Trews, Kim Mitchell, and Trooper.
The band continues to build on a growing fan base by promoting their self-titled debut album (released in 2013). The record has garnered radio airplay in multiple regions in Canada (CKUA in Edmonton; K-Rock and Radio Newfoundland in St. John's, NL; CBC, Canada-wide). Their second album entitled "Rove and Go" (released May, 2016) has already gotten airplay on over 30 community and college radio stations across Canada. - Hudba
Me, a person about to graduate into a covid- era job market, listening to this song: hmmm
exactly my situation and thought. best of luck to you!
^ Same as well wave. Good luck!
I wish I was a pirate 🥺🥺🥺
If ya needa first mate, let me know!
I’ll join the crew!
“Screw the GST”
Goods and Services Tax. That line has the same energy as The Killers’ The Man, where they name-check the United States Department of Agriculture.
Fuck the gst
Jesus. I'm addicted to this band. Her voice is so powerful.
Your not alone.
@@poleebaer4913 you're. for fucks sake have some self respect.
Thank you! 💚 Stay in touch - we have a brand new song coming out on Friday and a new album dropping in June!
loving all the canadians pointing out “oh i know that place!!!” wholesome ❤️
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I live in that place. It's flatter then I want to be
@@cityatsea8507 Only the geography, the people are anything but. Just mention Toronto and watch everyone explode, XD
I listen to a lot of punk music, but the only song so far that has made me want to absolutely lose it in a mosh pit is this one
I'm not the only one!
There's nothing more punk than anarchocapitalism.
@Ronald Alexis that's fucked up man why'd you hack her account
@@yahooanswers4843 They're a bot, just report them for spam whenever you see them
mounty bob is probably the funniest part of this, i like to imagine a full-dress mounty running along the shore shaking his fist like he's chasing off teenagers from loitering
Now I wanna go be a pirate with them...
Try singing this at top volume while walking 2.5 miles. You might win ‘best song’ in passing at one of three local bars!
The whole song is fabulous and her voice is amazing but I especially love how she sounds slightly judgemental when she says “he’d follow on the shoreline cause he didn’t own a boat”
You're just kinda embarrassed for the guy.
Me- *Listens to _The Last Saskatchewan Pirate_
Me- *Listens to _The Last Bristolian Pirate_
The Erie Canal and its slowly re-emerging commercial traffic- *is only two miles away
You know what you gotta do
something something ever given
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Give me a location and we’ll raid the shores of the great canal me boy
Count me part of your crew!!!
Gen z is bringin back pirates im callin it now.
This is better than the Arrogant Worms version, no contest.
also check out Captain Tractors cover,they are from Edmonton
absolutely in love with this band
for some reason, this reminds me of that Whats New Scooby-Doo episode when they went to Michigan and the lighthouse was haunted.... it sounds like a chase scene from there and I live for it.
No because her voice is so pretty!!!! 💖🥺
Salty Bob!! This needs to be a Netflix series!
We like that idea! 💚💚
This is my favorite cover of this song
"I never pay my income tax,screw the GST"...best one😆
People hearing this song for the first time realizing how awesome it is. Me in high school ('06) rocking out to Captain Tractor and Arrogant Worms, I feel old.
Love them both too!💚
I rocked out to this in 2002 in college so don't go feeling too old!
Lost it when they said said
"Regina's mighty shores" as I'm pretty sure they mean Wascana Lake 😂😂😂
Regina is Latin for Queen...so...Nope :)
@@theadoredones it's a city in canada
@@josefafalkner8329 Hey Jo! I've looked it up. Regina is central Canada, so it's safe to assume that in this particular case..."regina" in the song is in reference to the fact that it's the Queens land, and not the city. "Regina's Mighty Shore" IE: The Queens Mighty Shore. The City of Regina is landlocked. Would be pointless to make that claim in the song if it was landlocked lol...
@@theadoredones I just figured since it's a song about a farmer turned pirate in Saskatchewan Canada the line would be a bit more literal.
@@josefafalkner8329 Yah, that's a pretty fair assumption too xD But the line depends on Regina having a shore...which it does not.
AND ITS A HEAVE!!!
HO!
HO!
(Very late) HO!!
@@enigma3238COMIN’ DOWN THE PLAINS!!!!
AND I'M STEALIN' WHEAT AND BARLEY --
_(tickled by the irony that this line in the comment chain would fall to me, a celiac 😂)_
A great song for a Saskatchewan girl going across Canada to Newfoundland, this spring. Ho, hey!! Love it🍁🍁🍁
They should play this song at Pittsburgh Pirate games! Great song! Raise the Jolly Roger!
Brings a new level to the Blades of Saskatoon.
Maybe the pirate life really is for me
Ive just found this band and i adore them!! I have listened to this song 2 times now and am gonna continue! Xxxz
This slaps so hard.
I can't believe I found this only today. This is really damn good.
We're glad you did! Thank you so much!💚
Y'all are still performing? I hope so. Sending love from Hawaii!@@derinaharveyband3469
Great Song. Great band. Danced to them many a time in Edmonton. You guys going to be around Nova Scotia any time soon ??
I just found this band on TikTok and I love them!
DHB has gotten me through so many late nights of studying. And so many late nights of Karaoke too. Love them. Just wished I lived a little closer to get to go see them live.
I heard this song first time while working. Went to lunch early cause it was way too distracting.
Absolutely love this.
One of the best songs I’ve ever heard
Lol, she'll have more luck in Utah... I'm already the pirate in New Mexico, YARRRrrr!
CZcams sent me here after listening to Alestorm's version of this song. I'm glad it did. This version is fantastic! I like this one a lot better than the original. And since you can't compare sea shanties to power metal, I won't try. Listen to them both and like them both!
@@Archpope Thank you so much! 💚
This came 3 years too early...
Played this saturday at A Little Bit of Texas in Wetumpka Alabama. Love this band.
Amazing! Thank you! Stay in touch - we have a brand new song & album dropping in June! 💚
Her voice reminds me of Hysterica's lead singer
HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD THIS?!? Stumbled onto it in the CZcams music app the other day, and I'm OBSESSED. And it's obviously a widely covered classic, so HOW DID I MISS OUT FOR SO LONG? Stellar song, stellar execution, love everything about this, thanks for this wonderful track! I've looped it about a dozen times today and will be listening to it constantly for at least a week XD
@@ItsAsparageese Amazing! Well we're glad you found us! 💚
That is an amazing voice!
You guys rock!
I raise a glass to you! Lads and ladies!
Cheers! And Thank you! We have a new album dropping on June 23rd! If you like, you can pre-save it here: derinaharveyband.lnk.to/waves-of-home
@@derinaharveyband3469 no youTube music for presave?
This is absolutely an amazing song 🥺❤️
When I first listened to the song I would dance around with a broom.
Love it!!!💚
My siblings were very annoyed.
I'd sail with these pirates, and I'm not even a Canadian faced with the GST.
yesturday a beer delivery guy was refilling a local place n left the beer on the side walk for like five mins as i walked by i yelled into the the open store doors, oh look at this free beer! n thought of this song
If theJolly Roger is seen in Regina then they are not on the Saskatchewan River.
I think that's part of the joke. The song also says they will travel to new mexico to stay pirating. New mexico is a landlocked state known for it's desert.
Maybe they have amphibious ships?
@@KlaxontheImpailr Yeah that's how I picture it, like they got a sailing ship for the river parts but also tacked wheels onto it and maybe have horses draw it for their land-based plundering 😂
@@ItsAsparageese I was thinking they had retractable wheels, there was a cartoon called The Pirates of Dark Water, which was a pirate show set in a sci fi fantasy world where they had transforming galleons that can flip their sails horizontal which let them glide. Please look it up, I swear its real! 😅🥳
@@KlaxontheImpailr Lol that's awesome! I believe you that it's real ;P And yeah retractable wheels is a great idea too haha. Also, since my last comment, I've decided it suits the song far better to have the ship towed by a tractor when on land; a farmer would already have one, and I can just picture a horse and a couple of cows hanging out on the deck (munching pirated grain/hay, of course) instead of being made to work lol!
Also-also, I have a fun Monty Python -esque vision of Mountie Bob riding a horse alongside a road, trying frustratedly to wave down the tractor-towed boat, before dismounting and wading onto the road and making swimmy motions to reach it XD
I wish I were in a position to make a music video for this lol
The famous Canadian pirates.
wow, great cover!
Why wasn’t stuff like this in ac 3&4 I love the story’s theses songs tell and the way that hyped me up gave me an idea for a song of my own thank you this was awsome and inspiring
I love your guy's music your band came to delta junction alaska a couple years ago and I went to your concert
Amazing!! We remember that show...unforgettable!! Thank you for coming out to see us! We have a new song out now and a new album dropping in June 23rd! You can check it out and pre-save the album here💚 derinaharveyband.lnk.to/waves-of-home
I’d love to see a collab with Alestorm.
The most underrated comment in the history of comments!
LOVE IT
Thank you so much! We're so glad you're enjoying the music! Stay in touch - we have a brand new single & full length album dropping in June! 💚
I heard a snip of this cover in a tiktok and HAD to hear the rest.
We're so glad you're here! We actually have a new song out now and a new album dropping on June 23rd! You can check it out here and pre-save the album💚 derinaharveyband.lnk.to/waves-of-home
I love your voice
Is so beautiful
God I love Irish tavern music!!
cheers
I love how you've changed a few lyrics like locations here and there to really make it your own.
good song
Love that the Mounty joined the crew.
Absolutly!💚💚
I got the Boat, only need Crew
Im so happy that my friend Bill showed me this channel
Mighty big voice..mighty big..
Thank you! Stay in touch - we have a brand new song & album dropping in June! 💚
Every other version, including the original, pales in comparison to this masterpiece.
Ok
personally prefer the Bristolian version, but that might just be because I get all the references
Spot on Laddys, well done from a Newfie that moved to SK in the 70s
Nice!!💚 We're so glad you're enjoying the music! Stay in touch - we have a brand new single & full length album dropping in June! 💚
Welp if this second great depression hits I know what I'm doing!
As a Canadian.. very well done version of this song. From Alberta best to stay away from our pirates yarrr hear me!! Lol.
Pretty cool this got a alestorm cover
Derina Harvey = If Yara Greyjoy became the third Indigo Girl. Utterly amazing while utterly badass!
It's catchy song.... See the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shore
I love this song but.. why'd you guys change the chorus like that? It's basically nothing, and I probably wouldn't notice it if not for the fact I'm used to.. well not the original, but Captain Tractor's version.
The change, for those unaware: their intro to the chorus is "It's a heave (ho) ho (ho)". Both the original and CT's are "And it's a heave (ho) hi (ho)" which kinda just.. fits better in my ear? Idk maybe I'm being nitpicky
After memorizing the Longest John version, this just sounds wrong
OK, I love this, but now I gotta know which came first, this or Last Bristolian Pirate. This one's a bit more rock, and that one's a bit more traditional shanty style, but aside from the place names, about 90% of the lyrics are exactly the same. It's statistically nigh impossible that one isn't a reimagining of the other.
Also, now I want to try and make a Southern Maryland version.
Also also, I looked it up, Saskatchewan is the original, but I think some of the UK place names flow a bit better, although that may just be because I was exposed to The Longest Johns first.
this one came first, derina Harvey covered it, so did the longest johns, but they also localised it
I was JUST thinking of doing a VA version lol
That's so interesting! Yes, this song was written by The Arrogant Worms! Thank you! 💚 Stay in touch - we have a brand new song coming out on Friday and a new album dropping in June!
The substitution of Tesco for co-op is a joke which is only accessible to people who know the original lyrics and British supermarkets, and doesn't quite work because a farmer is more likely to sell to a co-op than directly to Tesco. And "bum" doesn't have the same meaning in British English: I assume they couldn't find a replacement which scanned. So I give Saskatchewan a slight edge over Bristol, but they're both fun.
I love her so much I wanna die
Jimmy & Uncle Cheech like this.
I know this is gonna sound cringy, but she very much sounds like a certain English VA of a certain pirate known as the "Uncrowned lord of the ocean."
Love it!💚
Does anyone else like to picture this sung and animated by Tabbes?
Angel devil son bite ..afelaton et kids dangeur😂😂
Alestorm did this justice
Hi
Lib right moment
this is literally an anti capitalist song…
@@russy220 Not really. More of an anti-government regulation song if anything.
@@GlitterixYT sounds like she might want to stick it to the bank too.
@@russy220 Not really, because the government promised to give her money and she refused. It's not meant to be a political song..
@@russy220 commies BTFO
Arrrrrr, get in the barrel, cabin boy.
Alestorm brought me here
Arrrghh
Where can I get the album please 🙏
You can order right from our website! www.derinaharvey.com/store 💚
@@derinaharveyband3469 Thank you so much
Listen to this after a heist but blame covid
My favourite anti-government Canadian tune.
🍺 Here's to Captain Ragebeard
Shes like the celtic Gretchen wilson. WHAT a VOICE
Thank you so much! 💚