Johnny Cash

Girl From Saskatoon

Johnny Cash


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Ooo, oooo, ooooo, ooooo, oooo, ooo, wah wah wah wahhh

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I left a little town a little south of Hudson Bay
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I couldn't find a thing to make a rounder want to stay
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I fought the wind across the barren waste and the crystal dunes
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Goin' for to marry the girl from Saskatoon

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I'm glad I realized that no one could take her place
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My heart was beatin' for her like the winter beat my face
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But knowin' that I'd see her made my spirit bright as June
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I'm freezin' but I'm burnin' for the girl in Saskatoon

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Ooo, oooo, ooooo, ooooo, oooo, ooo, wah wah wah wahhh
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South and west and followin' the cold December sun
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I bedded down in the caragana when my daily trek was done
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Then up and pressin' onward by the light of the morning moon
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A prodigal returnin' to the girl in Saskatoon

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Ooo, oooo, ooooo, ooooo, oooo, ooo, wah wah wah wahhh
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Then I found a trail that had packed beneath the snow
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I made the final miles where the prairie lilies grow
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A steeple on a church glistened by the prairie moon
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I'm freezin' but I'm burnin' for the girl in Saskatoon
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But my journey was forgotten when I held her in my arms
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My wonderlust was stifled by possession of her charms
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And kneeling neath the steeple where we couldn't wait till June
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I found eternal spring with the girl in Saskatoon