Stompin' Tom Connors - Marten Hartwell Story lyrics

LOST!...Up in no-mans land of the Northwest Territories They were lost up in no-mans land The Marten Hartwell Story The Marten Hartwell Story On November the 8th of '72 north of the Arctic circle A plane took off from Cambridge Bay and the pilots name was Hartwell He had to make it to Yellowknife even though the night was stormin' To save the lives of an Eskimo boy and a pregnant Eskimo woman Oh Mr. Hartwell said the nurse I pray that you will guide us To save this woman with her child and the boy with appendicitis But the wind it blew and the storm it grew and the signal of Contwoyto They missed by miles and flying wild they crashed beside Lake Hottah Lost up in no-mans land of the Northwest Territories They were lost up in no-mans land The Marten Hartwell Story The Martin Hartwell Story Now Judy Hill the federal nurse she never lived to waken And the life of the mother and her child were soon after taken But the pilot woke to find himself and the Eskimo boy were livin' Left in pain beside the plane they searched the skies of heaven Day by Day the pilot layed with both his ankels broken And it took the lad everything he had to keep the fire stokin' While in the sky to far away the rescue team were seekin' A signal wave that might be traced to Hartwell's radio beacon Lost up in no-mans land of the Northwest Territories They were lost up in no-mans land The Marten Hartwell Story The Martin Hartwell Story After nineteen days the aireal search was said to be completed Until someone cried they're still alive and the search must be repeated And the day the beep was finally heard is a day we'll all remember A man was found safe and sound on the 9th day of December Hartwell said he should have died at 35 below zero And the reason the Hartwell did survive The Boy had died a hero He brought me food when I couldn't move while he himself grew feeble Yes Davey Kootook died a saint and a credit to his people Davey Kootook died a saint and a credit to his people Lost up in no-mans land of the Northwest Territories They were lost up in no-mans land The Martin Hartwell Story The Marten Hartwell Story The Marten Hartwell Story