Where the walrus fondles his mate,
’Tis there that a man, who was built on a plan
Of steel, went forth to his fate.
O’er the glittering hills of the ice-pack,
O’er the floe and the treacherous lead,
The brown dogs hauled the loaded sledge
With courage and quickening speed.
With Eskimos tried and trusted,
With a negro of steadfast soul,
He shook out the flag of the U. S. A.