WHEN THE ICE WORMS NEST AGAIN

There's a husky, dusky maiden in the Arctic
And she waits for me but it is not in vain.
For some day I'll put my mukluks on and ask her
If she'll marry when the ice worms nest again.

Chorus: In the land of the pale blue snow,
Where it's ninety-nine below,
And the polar bears are roaming o'er the plain.
In the shadow of the Pole
I will clasp her to my soul,
We'll be married when the ice worms nest again.

For our wedding feast we'll have seal oil and blubber,
In our kayak we will sail the bounding main.
All the walruses will look at us and shudder,
We'll be married when the ice worms nest again.

When at half-past two I come home to my igloo,
After sitting with a friend who was in pain.
She'll be waiting for me there, with the hambone of a bear
And she'll beat me 'til the iceworms nest again.

written by Wilf Carter & Vaughn Horton (SOCAN)
Peermusic Canada Inc.

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