Richard Dowson - The Saskatchewan Song

By Richard Dowson

Sometime in the 1930s an unknown Saskatchewan song-writer wrote ‘The Saskatchewan Song’.

The lyrics captured the difficult times people faced during the Great Depression.

An old, public domain recording of the song can be found in the U of S Archives in Saskatoon.

My favorite lyrics, the first verse and the Chorus, are still relevant. Have a read and enjoy.

The Saskatchewan Song – By Unknown

Saskatchewan, the land of snow

Where winds are always on the blow

Where people sit with frozen toes

And why we stay here, no one knows.

Chorus

Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan

There’s no place like Saskatchewan

We sit and gaze across the plains

And wonder why it never rains

And Gabriel blows his trumpet sound

He says, “The rain, its gone around.”

Writer Richard Dowson is a retired educator.

He is known for his frequenting local coffee shops and other places seniors gather.

In a previous life he wrote comedy for CHED in Edmonton.