North to Alaska (midi)

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

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North to Alaska, we're gong north the rush is on.

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North to Alaska, we're going north the rush is on.

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1. Big Sam left Seattle in the years of ninety-two,

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with George Pratt, his partner, and brother Billy, too.

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They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold,

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below that old White Mountain, just a little south-east of Nome.

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2. Sam crossed the Majestic Mountains to the valley far below,

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

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With the Northern Lights a-runnin' wild in the Land of the Midnight sun,

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yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of ninety-one.

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

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north to Alaska, we're going' north, the rush is on.

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

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North to Alaska, we're gong north the rush is on.

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North to Alaska, we're going north the rush is on.

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3. Then George turned to Sam with his gold dust in his hand,

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said, "Sam, you're a-lookin' at a lonely, lonely man.

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

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for one small band of gold to place on sweet little Jenny's hand.

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4. 'Cause a man really needs a woman to love him all the time,

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remember, Sam, a true love is so hard to find.

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Well, I'd build it for my Jenny, a sweet little honeymoon home,

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below that old White Mountain, just a little south-east of Nome.

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

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north to Alaska, we're going' north, the rush is on.

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North to Alaska, we're going north the rush is on.

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

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Way up north (north to Alaska) ....

(Johnny Horton / Frankie Laine)