North To Alaska

North to Alaska

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 the valleys far below

He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed on through the snow

With the northern lights a runnin' 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

Go north, the rush is on

George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand

Said, "Sam, you're 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 Jenny's hand

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

You know Sam, a true love is so hard to find

I'd build for my Jenny a honeymoon home

Beneath that old white mountain

Just a little south of Nome."