
The Packers' ships are headin' North;
There's one that sails today.
Her skipper has his orders
To proceed to Bristol Bay.
Her anchor's up; her tops'ls set,
The sky looks kind o' murky;
But fair or foul, she's comin' back
With choice Alaska turkey.
Sung by the 'old waterfronter'
as recounted in 1928 by Tom White