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transcribed by John Manning (jgmanning@mindspring.com) E Well I was born up north of Great Slave, 1898, A and I rode near all my life on a ranch near Devil's Gate. E And I've seen this world about me bend and flip and change. B A Hey it feels like rain -- that's a thundercloud. E Well I've been called a coward, but I've seen two World Wars. A And I lost my son Virgil, a Korean reward. E And my Lucy died last summer. You ask me if I cry, B Cm Hell, I'll show you tears: they're all over this ground, A B E they're falling from these blue Alberta skies. Chorus: E B We're gonna ride forever, Cm A You can't keep horsemen in a cage. E B Should the angels call, well it's only then A We might pull in the reins. E Now they tell me I'm an old man, they tell me I am blind. A They took my driver's license, this house ain't far behind. E I said "Jump back all you big suits, you got something wrong B A 'cause I ain't gone. No I ain't gone." E I am still breathing, and I still have my pride. A And I have my memories, your life it never dies. E Like the wind that blows in thunder, like the stallion on the fly B Cm I got it all, and I'm standing tall A B E Underneath these blue Alberta skies. [chorus] E So I say to all you old men: Don't let yourselves get broke. A If you think the world's gone crazy and it's scratching at your throat E it's time to dust off that old saddle and get it on a horse. B Cm Kick up your spurs: we're gonna run like stink A B E We're gonna tear across these blue Alberta skies. [chorus] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: This is from the CD "due South: Original Television Soundtrack" (Unforscene Music).