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Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of '92.
Why:
Refers to Seattle, Washington.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
North to Alaska, go north, the rush is on.
Why:
Refers to Alaska, a U.S. territory in the context of the song's story, but (coincidentally or maybe not) a new state when the song came out.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold
Below that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome.
Below that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome.
Why:
Refers to the Youkon River and to Nome, Alaska. I've read that White Mountain is an actual mountain near Nome.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.
Why:
Refers to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Why:
Refers to the Mississippi River and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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