Saskatoon

little sally went down to bama

and ate up an apple tree

and sang all bright and pretty

and forgot about you and me

oh how she sang so goddamn pretty

better than all of us combined

but how she felt so very lovely

we could've all not let her shine

oh how she was a little baby

all bright and happy new

until she met a little rambler

and ran away to saskatoon

oh how he played his harp so dearly

made her warm and gladly smile

till he ran off with another

and left her and the baby wild

she made him smile so nearly often

all around in summertime

but come winter it got colder

and for him she didn't feel right

at the tavern he'd drink so lonely

one more shot of liquor too

he’d drink em down and get up dancin

to the band playin so smooth

now that time has passed so slowly

he takes another and thinks of her

and the baby he left so lonely

and how much his old soul hurts

just another song of heartbreak

like so often heard before

how they held each other dearly

until the pain of two was sore