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