Well, it's a wild northland

Velvet green isle with a sky blue ring

Hey it's a wild northland

A cold steel trap with a frozen spring



Well, he's cold and tired

He's been traveling all day

You know Juneau is just a hundred miles away

And he's found his gold

He dug it from that ground

But today's he's a lost, tomorrow night found



Well, it's a wild northland

Velvet green isle with a sky blue ring

Hey it's a wild northland

A cold steel trap with a frozen spring



Hey, it was just last spring

He found his golden gates

Now his greed kept a-telling him that winter would wait

But now his autumn's gone

And the skies are gray

Lord the land is all white, he can't find his way



Baby it's a wild northland

He knew she'd never marry him while he was poor

And it's a wild northland

And get down on your knees and dig a little more



Well, it's a wild northland

Velvet green isle with a sky blue ring

Hey it's a wild northland

A cold steel trap with a frozen spring