Johnny Horton - North To Alaska lyrics

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Way up north (north to Alaska) way up north (north to Alaska)

North to Alaska a-go north the rush is on

Big Sam left Seattle in the year of ninety-two

With George Pratt his partner 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

Sam crossed the majestic mountains to valleys far below

He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed 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 nineteen-one

Where the river is windin' big nuggets they're findin'

North to Alaska a-go north the rush is on

Way up north (north to Alaska) way up north (north to Alaska)

North to Alaska a-go north the rush is on

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 gold to place on sweet little Jenny's 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 Jenny a honeymoon home

Below that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome

Where the river is windin'...