Alaska or Bust

Margie, won't you listen to an old man's wish
 They say it's mighty pretty in Alaska
 My daddy used to talk about those deep sea fish
 So there's something, darling, that I wanna ask you
 So don't you turn me down
 In the morning we would listen to the cattle calling
 Lowing in the land of Okeechobee
 Where it's flatter than the cardboard on the carport floor
 And the cattails seem to wave just like they know me
 Ah, but Enoch in the tackle shop
 Goes on about the salmon caught
 The time he and his brother sailed to Juneau
 So get in, I'll do the driving
 The bag's already packed and in the truck
 Margie, get in, put down those dishes
 The town will see us go if we're in luck
 So come on, it's Alaska or bust
 I've been holding down this farm that daddy left me, darling
 The kids have married off and moved away
 And the doctor says I'm healthy for an old man dying
 Well enough to seize another day
 So get in, I'll do the driving
 Your bag's already packed and in the truck
 Margie get it, these bones are dry
 I've been running, but the cancer's catching up
 So come on, it's Alaska or bust
 There were days when I imagined that the clouds were mountains
 Towering above the rolling ocean
 And I was sailing on my tractor, turning hay out in the pasture
 Catching salmon of my own while I was mowing
 So get in, I'll do the driving
 Your bag's already packed and in the truck
 Margie get in, there's not much time
 I've been running, but the cancer's catching up
 The town will see us go if we're in luck
 So come on, it's Alaska or bust