North To Alaska Lyrics
By Johnny Horton

Welcome to this North To Alaska lyrics page. Below you'll find the lyrics to this song plus a video acoustic demo of my version of this classic song from Johnny Horton.

This song was a #1 hit for Horton and reacherd #4 on the Pop Charts also back in 1960. It was also the soundtrack for a movie of the same name starring John Wayne. The song was played duing the opening credits of the movie.




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--- Start Of North To Alaska Lyrics ---
North ... to Alaska go north the rush is on 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 they found the bonanza gold
Below that old white mountain ... just a little south-east 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 northen 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
North ... to Alaska go north the rush is on
North ... to Alaska go north the rush is on

George turns 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 south-east of Nome

Where the river is windin' big nuggets they're findin'
North ... to Alaska go north the rush is on
North ... to Alaska go north the rush is on

--- End Of North To Alaska Lyrics ---





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