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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." 
  
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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               ::