Devon Island (mp3) - written for the NASA/SETI Haughton Mars Project
At midnight under a rain-lashed sky
A modest crew set sail for the arctic passage
Chasing the ghost of a boyhood hero
60 years after that tragic voyage
All hands died on two glorious ships
They vanished in the arctic wilderness
They had brought with them their home environment
And they never knew what the arctic offered to them
CHORUS:
Devon Island, I will live off your land
And you can show us how to conquer a new world
Devon Island, help us be all we can
Help us on to Mars
Amudsen learned to live off the land
He mimicked how the Eskimo lived
His small crew of six embraced the wilderness
And forced the Northwest Passage
Now we have an extraordinary chance
To show that we are future Martians
With a brave crew of six, we'll embrace the wilderness
Of the arctic Devon Island
CHORUS:
Devon Island, I will live of your land
And you can show us how to conquer a new world
Devon Island, help us to understand
Help us on to Mars!
-Words and Music by Elaine Walker, copyright 2000 ZIA
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