Susitna

On a clear day in the distance
 You can see her 'cross the bay
 She's a sleeping, sleeping lady
 And Susitna is her name
 Sparkling clear her deep brown eyes were
 Warm as sunlight her golden skin
 She was sworn to great Denali
 Strong and true their love had been
 As they prepared to be newly wedded
 On the shores of the Bering Sea
 There came the thunder of far-off battle
 And brave Denali took his leave
 No bow and arrow, no kind of weapon
 No arm of war did Denali bear
 Just a promise for his lover
 And a lock of her silken hair
 My Susitna, close your eyes and sleep
 For your love my heart will yearn
 And I'll be with you in your very dream
 'Til the moment I return
 So she lay down there, the very spot where
 She had vowed her love to him
 Overlooking the peaceful valley
 Where the promise had been given
 And the moments turned to hours
 And the hours into days
 And the days turned into season
 Still she heard Denali say
 My Susitna, close your eyes and sleep
 For your love my heart will yearn
 And I'll be with you in your very dream
 'Til the moment I return
 Now every autumn with the shedding
 Of the branches and the leaves
 One more blanket for Susitna
 One more layer of her dreams
 Still she'd wait there for his coming
 Though in battle he did fall
 And the coldest wind of winter
 Brings a lonely lover's call
 My Susitna, close your eyes and sleep
 For your love my heart will yearn
 And I'll be with you in your very dream
 'Til the moment I return
 On a clear day in the distance
 You can see her cross the bay
 Now we call her Mount Susitna
 And she sleeps there to this day
 And when the moon goes round from full to new
 That's the blinking of her eye
 She is looking tot he northern land
 Where the great Denali lies
 And when the river of that valley flows
 Two tall mountains far apart
 Share the memory of a time gone by
 And the spirit of one heart