When the winter closed off the ocean
The Bering Sea, year 25
The seas hit Alaskan coastland
The town of Nome fought for its life
In the winds of the North
Nowhere a plane could fly
Brave men with their dogs came forth
It's up to us, let us try
We are the final hope, through ice and storm we go
Final hope to our grand Windigo
We go on and on, we will not turn around
We're the ancient union, man and beast
Pushing on through life and death
When the winter showed them no mercy
Men of Northland, they all stood tall
From Fairbanks to Western Sea
Six hundred miles of trail
The long yuletide to bring relief
The relay cannot fail
We are the final hope, through ice and storm we go
Final hope to our grand Windigo
We go on and on, we will not turn around
We're the ancient union, man and beast
Pushing on through life and death
In five and a half days
The vials are the cure in this land
Through blankets of night
The lead dogs lie, the cruel last of lives
Living in memory
We are the final hope, through ice and storm we go
Final hope to our grand Windigo
We go on and on, we will not turn around
We're the ancient union, man and beast
Pushing on through life and death
Through ice and storm we go
Final hope to our grand Windigo
We will go on and on, we will not turn around
We're the ancient union, man and beast
Pushing on through life and death
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