Saskatchewan Songtext
von Rheostatics

The moon hung high in the canopy of sky
Home, Caroline, home
The coast line near and the deck hands cheer
Home, Caroline, home
The mast stood tall like the best ever saw
Home, Caroline, home
I thought of the clear light on your hands and on the wood
In a church in Saskatchewan

On the shore appeared men like a welcoming parade
Banners, flags and arsenal
But they were not what they appeared to be
As their white flags fell, banners, flags and arsenal
I looked up at the moon and at the water down below
Home, Caroline, home
I tried to remember things that the pastor used to say
In a church in Saskatchewan


Everyone raced unto the deck
I tried to shoot but I just wrecked
We must wrestle back what we had sown
We must wrestle back what we had left
I could not fire and I don′t know why
Then I knew the truth
I felt I got what I deserved
Then I knew the truth

I lay on the deck as the cannonballs soared by overhead
Home, Caroline, home
The hull gave in, water came rushing in across the deck
Home, Caroline, home
I thought of the farm and the work to be done
Home, Caroline, home
I thought of the clean light and the places that we'd hide
In a church in Saskatchewan

Everyone raced unto the deck
I tried to shoot but I could not
We must wrestle back what we had sown
We must wrestle back what we had left
I could not fire and I don′t know why
Then I knew the truth
I felt I got what I deserved
Then I knew the truth