North to Alaska
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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.
C G
Way up north (north to Alaska), way up
north (north to Alaska).
C G C
North to Alaska, we're gong north the rush
is on.
G C
North to Alaska, we're going north the
rush is on.
C G C
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.
G C
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)