Stampeders were from Calgary, Alberta (Canada)..named for famous 'Calgary Stampede' rodeo festival. The French in the song (Bon, c'est bon..and 'macaroons'..should be macarons, but that doesn't rhyme) leads me to believe he's singing about taking a train from to Montreal, Quebec, where they speak French, to see his Québeçois girlfriend.
All these years and I never knew that it was 'Bon, c'est bon!'
there is no train service directly from Calgary to Montreal, it's about 15 hours from Edmonton Alberta to Montreal by train.. maybe he was living closer to her when he wrote the song
Stampeders were from Calgary, Alberta (Canada)..named for famous 'Calgary Stampede' rodeo festival. The French in the song (Bon, c'est bon..and 'macaroons'..should be macarons, but that doesn't rhyme) leads me to believe he's singing about taking a train from to Montreal, Quebec, where they speak French, to see his Québeçois girlfriend. All these years and I never knew that it was 'Bon, c'est bon!' there is no train service directly from Calgary to Montreal, it's about 15 hours from Edmonton Alberta to Montreal by train.. maybe he was living closer to her when he wrote the song