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Johnny Horton

North To Alaska

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Way up north, (north to Alaska)

way up north, (north to Alaska)

North to Alaska, we're goin' north, the rush1 is on.

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

Big Sam left Seattle in the year of ninety-two2

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.3

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

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

Way up north, (north to Alaska)

way up north, (north to Alaska)

North to Alaska, we're goin' 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 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', big nuggets they're findin'

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

Way up north, (north to Alaska)

way up north, (north to Alaska)

Way up north, (north to Alaska)

way up north...

1. The Klondike Gold Rush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush
2. 1892
3. 1901

rush:
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors. Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain.
Seattle:
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. The Klondike Gold Rush ended the depression in Seattle that had begun with the Panic of 1893. In a short time, Seattle became a major transportation center.
Yukon River:
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, Canada, it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon (itself named after the river). The lower half of the river continues westward through the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is 3,190 kilometres long and empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta.
Nome:
Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea.It was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the most-populous city in Alaska. Nome lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, which is headquartered in Nome.
nuggets:
A gold nugget is a naturally occurring piece of native gold.

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"North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton. This song was featured in the movie of the same name starring
John Wayne as Sam McCord.

Writer(s): Russell Faith, Peter De Angelis, Robert P. Marcucci
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