On November the 8th of '72
(G7)North of the Arctic (C)Circle
A plane took off from Cambridge Bay
And the (G7)pilot's name was (C)Hartwell
He (F)had to make it to (C)Yellowknife
Al(G7)though the night was (C)stormin'
To (F)save the lives of an (C)Eskimo boy
And a (G7)pregnant Eskimo (C)woman.
"Oh, Mr. Hartwell," said the nurse
"I (G7)pray that you will (C)guide us
To save this woman with her child
And the (G7)boy with appendi(C)citis."
But the (F)wind, it blew and the (C)storm, it grew
And the (G7)signal of Kan(C)twoita <-- "Kantwoita"?
They (F)missed by miles and (C)flying wild
They (G7)crashed beside Lake (C)Hota.
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Now Judy Hill, the federal nurse
She (G7)never lived to (C)waken
And the life of the mother and her child
Were G7)both soon after (C)taken
But the (F)pilot woke to (C)find himself
And the (G7)Eskimo boy were (C)livin'
(F)Left in pain be(C)side the plane
To (G7)search the skies of (C)heaven.
Day by day the pilot lay
With (G7)both his ankles (C)broken
And it took the lad everything he had
To (G7)keep the fire Cstokin'
While (F)in the sky too (C)far away
The G7)rescue team were (C)seakin'
A (F)signal wave that (C)might be traced
The (G7)Hartwell's radio (C)beacon
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After nineteen days the aerial search
Was (G7)said to be com(C)pleted
Until someone cried, "They're still alive
And the (G7)search must be re(C)peated."
And the (F)day the beep was (C)finally heard
Was the (G7)day we'll all re(C)member
A (F)man was found (C)safe and sound
On the (G7)9th day of De(C)cember.
Hartwell said he should have died
At (G7)35 below (C)zero
And the reason Hartwell did survive
The G7)boy had died a (C)hero,
"He (F)brought me food when I (C)couldn't move
While (G7)he himself grew (C)feeble
Yes, (F)Davy Koutouk (C)died a saint
And a (G7)credit to his (C)people
(F)Davy Koutouk (C)died a saint
And a (G7)credit to his (C)people."
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Submitted by: Dennis Hiebert
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