Words for Alaska's Flag

• Eight stars of gold on a field of blue --
• Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
• The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
• The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
• The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
• The precious gold of the hills and streams;
• The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
• The Bear--the Dipper-- and,
• shining high, the great North Star with its steady light,
• Over land and sea a beacon bright.
• Alaska's flag--to Alaskans dear,
• The simple flag of a last frontier.

Verse 2

• A Native lad chose the Dipper's stars
• For Alaska's flag that there be no bars
• Among our culture. Let it be known
• Through years the Native's past has grown
• To share life's treasures, hand in hand,
• to keep Alaska our Great-Land;
• We love the northern midnight sky,
• the mountains, lakes and streams nearby.
• The great North Star with its steady light
• will guide all cultures, clear and bright,
• with nature's flag to Alaskan's dear,
• the simple flag of the last frontier.

See Also:

• State Symbols "Alaska Flag and Song"
• Alaska's Flag - musical score