Title: When it's springtime in Alaska Artist: Johnny Horton Composer: Johnny Horton --------------------------------------
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