Karaoke Track: Wheat Kings (With Background Vocals) by The Tragically Hip (Dancing Frog Karaoke) - Karaoke Nerds

Wheat Kings tells the story of
a young Winnipeg-born hippie wrongly
convicted ota grisly rape and murder
At the turn of the 20th century,
Winnipeg was first to be called the
Paris of the Prairies
Western Canada's wheat farmers and
grain growers were known as
Wheat Kings

The Milgaard story is unfmtunately one
in a tooJong list of wrongtul convictions.
While David's life wasted away as a
convicted n1urderer,fiue Pn'me Ministers
of Canada held office.

The BBB, Canada's national broadcaster,
gave heavy couemge to the Milgaard story and
exposed the m and unanswered questions of
David's Milgaard's conviction

On April 16, 1992, after David had spent 3,355 days
behind bars, the BBC announced
what everyone knewwas comingz
David Milgaard was finally a free man.
In 1997, Milgaard was completely cleared of
the crime and legally absolved of all charges.
1993 The ngically Hip played live for and dedicated
Wheat Kingsto David Milgaard

DEID

Sundown in the Paris
of the prairies

Wheat Kings have all
their treasures buried

And all you hear are the
rusty breezes

pushin' around the
weather vane Jesus, ah

In his Zippo lighter he sees
the killer's face
Maybe it's someone standing
in a killer's place

Twenty years for nothing
Well that's nothin' new
Besides, no one's interested
in somethin' you didn't do
Wheat kings and pretty things

Let's just see what

the morning brings

There's a dreamy dream
where the high school is
dead and stark.

It's a museum and we're all
looked up in it after dark

Where the walls are lined
all yellow, grey and sinister
Hung with pictures of our
parents' prime ministers

Wheat kings and pretty things

Wait and see what
tomorrow brings

Late breakin' story on the
C B C
a nation whispers,

We always knew that
he'd go free

They add,

You can't be fond of livin' in
the past, 'cause if you are
then there's no way that
you're gonna last

Wheat kings and pretty things

Let's just see what
tomorrow brings

Wheat kings and pretty things
Ah, that's what

tomorrow brings

Outro
Instrumental
15 Seconds

Dancing Frog 4
Karaoke

Wheat Kings
by The Tragically Hip copyright 1992

This track, it's composition and all affiliates
remain the property of the license holders
and is used under the fair use act for education purposes
WriterSi Bill Louboroughf David Wheat
Publsheri (Q WarnerfChappell Music, Inc

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Title: Wheat Kings (With Background Vocals)
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Brand: Dancing Frog Karaoke
Code: DFK119-08
Genres: canadian indie, canadian rock, rock