Written by Tillman Franks/Johnny Horton/Mike Phillips
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| Big ||Sam left Se |- at - tle in the |year of nine -ty |two With |
| ||Geo.turned to| Sam with his |gold in his |hand, Said,|
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|George Pratt, his |part - ner and |broth - er Bil - ly |too; They |
|"Sam, you're a - |look - in' at a|lone - ly, lone -ly |man; I'd
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|crossed the Yu - kon |Riv - er and | found the bo - nan - za|gold. Be-|
| trade all the gold___ thats bur - ied in this|land, For |
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|low that old White| Moun - tain, just a|lit-tle south-east of |Nome. Sam|
|one small band of | gold to place on |sweet little Jennys|hand Causea
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|crossed the Ma - jes - tic |Moun-tains to the |Val-leys far be |-low He|
|man needs a |wom - an to |love him all the|time, Re|
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|talked to his team of|hus-kies as he|mushed on through the |snow; With the|
|mem - ber, Sam, a |true love is | so hard to |find, I'd |
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|North-ern Lights a -|run - nin' wild in the |Land of the Mid-night|Sun, Yes|
|build for my |Jen - ny a |hon - ey moon |home, Be-
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|Sam Mc - Cord was a |might - y man in the |year of nine-teen |-one. |
|low that old White |Moun-tain just a |lit-tle S.East of |Nome."
Chorus:
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| Where the||riv - er is |wind - in', big|nug - gets they're| find - in' |
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| North To A - |las - ka, Go | north, the rush is | on ||
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