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Rocky Road to Edmonton

from A Bird in the Hand Vol. 2 by Kiernan Anderson

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In the merry month of July when from my home I started
Leaving PEI for better things departed
The fisheries gone to shit can’t stand the taste of potatoes
Dad was cool with it but Ma began to berate us

I told her not to worry I’m off to Fort MacMurray
To make a lot in a hurry and never have to beg again
Pay off all the loans send some back to home
I’ll be alright alone on the rocky road to Edmonton 1 2 3 4 5

(hunt the hare and turn er down the rocky road and all the way to Edmonton whack fallal de rah)

I bummed a ride to Montreal and found my wallet empty
No one there to call but Irish pubs a plenty
I met a madamoiselle who bought your man a whiskey
All was going well till her fella comes up briskly

I told the man to walk if he didn’t want a shock and
Poor old Frère Jacques’s face began to reddenin
Called myself a newfy give me a lefty loosey
Beggars can’t be choosey on the rocky road to Edmonton 1 2 3 4 5

So I stuck my thumb in the air to see what fate awaits me
Drivers not all there depressed perverted or crazy
Finally caught a ride in a big old 18 wheeler
The coked out bloke inside kept stopping to visit his dealers

Up around the lakes engine retarder brakes
Keeping me awake the sound was almost deafenin'
Dropped me at Portage and Main so I could bum for change
And jump aboard a train on the CN line to Edmonton 1 2 3 4 5

Woke up in Regina feeling rather peckish
Guess I might start tryin-a dumpster dive for breakfast
Found a Timmie Hoe’s not too far from the station
All the day old doughnuts cinnamon buns with raisins

Muffins and Eclairs Had me unawares
My bag upon the stairs while I was getting fed again
came out belly swollen all my gear was stolen
Had to keep a rollin down the rocky road to Edmonton 1 2 3 4 5

Well I arrived in the Big Onion smelling rather potent
Time to start hunting for gainful employment
Went to the recruiters dreaming still of riches
Put me with the users washing up the dishes

Way up in Fort Mac I'll have a heart attack
The foreman of the pack a-yellin and a-threatenin
Wonder why I come I miss my dear ole mum
I don't advise to none that old rocky road to Edmonton 1 2 3 4 5

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from A Bird in the Hand Vol. 2, released September 18, 2021

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