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ALASKA (IS THE PLACE FOR ME)
©Gary Bowman

There’s a land that’s fair and bright,       
Where the sun stays up all night
This, ‘The Last Frontier’
Majestic eagles fill the sky,
Pearly peaks, four miles high,
Oh, to be a mountaineer!
 
Forests stretch from sea to sea
Sitka Spruce, and Cedar trees
Now, tha-a-a-t’s... a sight to see!!
The land is vast, The land is great,
You can keep the lower 48!
Alaska is the place for me!
 
Alaska is an angler’s dream,
Rushing creeks and mountain streams   
Fil-i-l-l-l-led with hungry trout      
Mighty glaciers feed the bay,
Humpback whales swim and play
You might even see one spout (no doubt!)
                               
Salmon leapin’ up the falls
Like Onchorhynchus cannonballs
Now, tha-a-a-t’s... a sight to see!!
Cascades lined with grizzly bears,            
Snatching salmon from the air,
Alaska is the place for me!
 
Mountain goats and caribou,     
Arctic fox and turndra shrew                 
Riv-v-v-er otters swim and play 
Yonder stands an angry moose,
Better unhitch that caboose
‘Cuz-z-z-z,he’s run-n-n-n-ing this away! (Yikes!)
 
Gnats and flies are everywhere
Mosquito squadrons swarm the air
Hey, Brother, Can you spare a little Deet?
Yeah, Wildlife is everywhere,
You can feed the tourists to the Bears,
Alaska is the place for me!
 
The beauty of an Arctic night,   
Winters are a pure delight
If you’re…a polar bear
Howling winds, Blowing snow,
Temps of 45 below
You’ll be looking for a nice, warm lair (to share)
 
Aurora Borealis bright
Flashing green, and fuchsia lights
Now, tha-a-a-t’s... a sight to see!
Mushing in the wind and snow,
Frigid air and frosted toes
Alaska is the place for me!
Alaska is the place for me!
Alaska is the place for me!