Alaska And Me

This song appears on three albums, and was first released on the higher ground album, and has also been released on the gift you are and the john denver collection - calypso albums.



When i was a child and i lived in the city

I dreamed of alaska so far away

And i dreamed i was flying over mountains and glaciers

Somehow i knew i'd live there one day



Well it took me some growin', and a fair bit of schoolin'

And a little bit of trouble to get on the move

And i felt like a loser but i turned out the winner

When i came to alaska the land that i love



Here's to alaska, here's to the people

Here's to the wild and here's to the free

Here's to my life in a chosen country

Here's to alaska and me



I was born in a cabin on little mulchatna

Raised in hard times but i had a good life

From the first time i flew with my father a singin'

I knew that i'd wind up a bush pilot's wife



We sleep near the sound of a slow running river

And wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain

And we face every day like the first or the last one

With nothin' to lose and heaven to gain



Here's to alaska, here's to the people

Here's to the wild and here's to the free

Here's to my life in a chosen country

Here's to alaska and me



Oh, for the fire on a cold winter's night

And once more to gaze at the great northern lights

For all of the beauty my children will see

Here's to alaska and me



Here's to alaska, here's to the people

Here's to the wild and here's to the free

Here's to my life in a chosen country

Here's to alaska and me



Words and music by john denver


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