This song appears on three albums, and was first released on the higher ground album, and has also been released on the gift you are and the john denver collection - calypso albums.
When i was a child and i lived in the city
i dreamed of alaska so far away
and i dreamed i was flying over mountains and glaciers
somehow i knew i¡¯d live there one day
well it took me some growin¡¯, and a fair bit of schoolin¡¯
and a little bit of trouble to get on the move
and i felt like a loser but i turned out the winner
when i came to alaska the land that i love
Here¡¯s to alaska, here¡¯s to the people
here¡¯s to the wild and here¡¯s to the free
here¡¯s to my life in a chosen country
here¡¯s to alaska and me
I was born in a cabin on little mulchatna
raised in hard times but i had a good life
from the first time i flew with my father a singin¡¯
i knew that i¡¯d wind up a bush pilot¡¯s wife
We sleep near the sound of a slow running river
and wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain
and we face every day like the first or the last one
with nothin¡¯ to lose and heaven to gain
Here¡¯s to alaska, here¡¯s to the people
here¡¯s to the wild and here¡¯s to the free
here¡¯s to my life in a chosen country
here¡¯s to alaska and me
Oh, for the fire on a cold winter¡¯s night
and once more to gaze at the great northern lights
for all of the beauty my children will see
here¡¯s to alaska and me
Here¡¯s to alaska, here¡¯s to the people
here¡¯s to the wild and here¡¯s to the free
here¡¯s to my life in a chosen country
here¡¯s to alaska and me
words and music by john denver