The Yukon Call

Have you heard the call of the Yukon? It's a call that never dies.
It's a call of the wild and woolly, of the mountains and the skies.
It's a call of the gold and the glory, of the fortune and the fame,
It's a call of the heartless fury, of the danger and the shame.
It's a call of the brave and the bold, of the strong and of the true,
It's a call of the tales untold, and the things you've yet to do.
It's a call of the lonely nights, and the long and weary days,
It's a call of the dancing lights, and the howling wind's duets.
It's a call of the silent snows, and the rivers running free,
It's a call of the one who goes, to the wild nobility.
It's a call of the Yukon, it's a call that never dies,
It's a call of the wild and woolly, of the mountains and the skies.

About Robert W. Service

British-Canadian poet and novelist, known as the 'Bard of the Yukon'. His works often depict the adventurous life in the Canadian North.

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