Rhymes of a Roughneck by Pat O'Cotter
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page 21 of 49 (42%)
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And I wonder when Peter gets busy
As he works out the tenement plan, And when Heaven's thrown free for location Will he confine the locations to man? If he does, my claim's open for jumping For I can't figure Heaven complete, If the dim distant trails of the sky land Are not pattered by malamutes' feet. Cause I know it would never seem home-like No matter how golden the strand, If I lose out that pal-loving feeling Of a malamute's nose in my hand. And it's that way with lots of Alaskans These men of our own last frontier, Who tear into nature unaided And who scarce know the meaning of fear. Who live on lone creeks all alone here Where the living and dying are hard, And where oft times their only companion Is a malamute pup for a pard. He's a real chum with things coming easy, He's a pal with things breaking tough, He's a hell-roaring fighting companion When somebody starts something rough. He's a true friend in sorrow and sickness And he doesn't mind hunger or cold, And he's really the only one pardner |
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