A L A S K A/ The Robert Deller Band

Alaska
By Robert Deller and Karl Grossman
© Tiki Boy Records 2011 All Rights Reserved

They came to Skagway and Dyea to pay their toll
Those miners with their bags would climb
Mountains filled with dreams of gold
They struggled to the summit, up the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails
With visions of, a new life, determined to prevail
Many were robbed along the way, many of them died
For those who lived, to tell the tale, they did so with pride

Alaska, how beautiful you are
Alaska, you are my Northern Star
From Glazier Bay to your snow capped peaks,
Past totem poles of thunderbirds, looking cross great lakes
Alaska, Alaska, your call of the wild frontier, sets me free

I am filled with memories when nature first took my hand
Fishing for king salmon, in cold waters off Ketchikan
I appreciate the beauty in everything I see around me
The Bald Eagles when they soar above remind us of the freedom we love
Forget-me-not the fresh scent our State's flower blue and gold
And polar bears, kings on ice majestic to behold

Alaska, how beautiful you are
Alaska, you are my Northern Star
From Glazier Bay to your snow capped peaks,
Past totem poles of thunderbirds, looking cross great lakes
Alaska, Alaska, your call of the wild frontier, sets me free

From Anchorage to Nome they go almost a thousand miles from home
Retrace that "Serum Run" that saved nearly everyone
The statue of Balto the famous sled dog is a tribute to all who were involved
And now they come, from far and near
Those mushers that race the Iditarod, every year

Alaska, how beautiful you are
Alaska, you are my Northern Star
From Glazier Bay to your snow capped peaks,
Past totem poles of thunderbirds, looking cross great lakes
Alaska, Alaska, your call of the wild frontier, sets me free
Your call of the wild frontier, sets me free
Your call of the wild frontier, sets me free sets me free

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[robertdeller]

Great memories from our trip to the last frontier shared with our good friends Steve and Maureen... Thank you Jane for posting this truly remarkable slide show...

Peace

Robert Deller