Lyrics:North To Alaska
| North To Alaska |
| By: John Linnell |
| Year: 1960 |
Mr. John Linnell: "Here's a, uh, song by another State Song author, Mr. Johnny Horton. Who wrote a number of songs about, apparently about various states, I found out recently. But he wrote two songs about Alaska; of which this is but one:" Way up north Way up north North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on Big Sam left Seattle in the year of '92 With George Grant, 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 valley far below He called to his team of huskies as they 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 1901 Well the river is windin' Big nuggets they're findin' North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on Way up north Way up north North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand He said, "Sam you're a-lookin' at a lonely, lonely man I'd trade all the gold that's a-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 but 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' big nuggets they're findin' North to Alaska We're goin' north the rush is on Way up north Way up north North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on North to Alaska We're goin' north, the rush is on |
