When It's Springtime In Alaska lyrics by Johnny Horton
Title: When it's springtime in AlaskaArtist: Johnny Horton
Composer: Johnny Horton
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I marched from Point Barrow
through a blizzard of snow
Been out prospecting
for two years or so
Pulled into Fairbanks
The city was a boom
So I took a little stroll
to the Red Dog Saloon
As I walked in the door
the music was clear
The prettiest voice
I had heard in two years
The song she was singing
made a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska
it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska
it's forty below
It was Red headed Lil
who was singing so sweet
I reached down and took
the snow packs off my feet
I reached for the gal
who was singing the tune
We did the Eskimo hop
all around the saloon
With a caribou crawl
and the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance
on a kodiak rug
The song she kept singing
made a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska
it's forty below
I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know Lil
was big Ed's wife to be
He took out his knife
and he gave it a throw
When it's springtime in Alaska
I'll be six feet below
When it's springtime in Alaska
he'll be six feet below
