Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of nine-ty one.
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of nine-ty two With
George Pratt, his partner and brother Billy too;
They crossed the Majestic Moun-tains to the Valleys far below
They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold.
Below that old White Mountain, just a little south-east of Nome.
Geo. turned to Sam with his gold in his hand, Said,
"Sam, you're a lookin' at a lonely, lonely man;
Sam, a true love is so hard to find,
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.
Below that old White Mountain just a little South East of Nome."
I'd build for my Jenny a honeymoon home,
Chorus:
Northern Lights a runnin' wild in the Land of the Mid-night Sun, Yes
Where the river is windin', big nuggets they're findin'
North to Alaska, Go north, the rush is on
North To Alaska
Recorded By: Bobby Bare
Written By: Mike Phillip