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{Spoken Intro:}

"There\'s a province up in Canada that\'s right next door to ours.
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