Have You Ever Been To The Arctic

Have you ever been to the Arctic the land of the midnight sun
Where the temeperatures in winter low as minus 51
Where in the prime of summer the sun never goes down
And most of the population live in and close to town.

I've never been to the Arctic the land of the Eskimo
To the wild and rugged north lands where the icy north winds blow
Where the white fox in the winter dig for lemmings in the snow
Of a land I've never been to little I can claim to know.

I've never been to the Arctic the land of the north pole
Where the Polar bear on the sea ice stalks the seal at his blowhole
Home of the caribou and snowy owl, musk oxen and snow goose
And of timber wolf and wolverine and the mighty antlered moose.

It's a harsh climate to live in those who have been there recall
A wide and open landscape where the tallest shrub is small
Where the Eskimo his sled full of skins with his dogs up the snow hills crawl
Of all of the world's peoples he's the hardiest one of all.

Those who have been to the Arctic tell of the wild beauty they did see
Where the narwhal and the beluga hunt in the cold northern sea
Where the walrus dive to great depths and the Polar bear range free
And you wish to know more about it ask some one other than me.