North To Alaska



Performed by Johnny Horton



*Way up north,way up north

North to Alaska

They go north,the rush is on

North to Alaska

They go north,the rush is on



Big Sam left Seattle in the year of

With George Pratt,his partne and brother Billy too

They crossed the Yukon River

And found the bonanza gold

Below that old white mountain

Just a little southeast of Nome



Same crossed the majestic mountains

To the valleys far below

He talked to his team of huskies

As he jushed on through the snow

With the northern lights a-running wild

In the land of the midnight sun

Yes,Sam McCord was a mighty man

In the year of 1



**Where the river is winding

Big nuggets they're finding

North to Alaska

They go north,the rush is on



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George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand

Said, Sam you're a-lookin'at a lonely, lonely man

I'd trade all the gold that's buried in this land

For one small band of golden lace

On sweet little Ginnies hand



Cause a man needs a woman to love him all the time

Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard to find

I'd build for my Ginnie a honeymoon home

Below that old white mountain

Just a little southeast of Nome



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