When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)

When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below I mushed 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 (Yes he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon) When I walked through the door the music was clear The prettiest voice I had heard in two years The song she kept singin' would make 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 that was singin' so sweet I reached down and took the snowpacks off of my feet I reached for the gal who was singing the tune We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon (We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon) Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug We did our dance on a kodiak rug The song she kept singing would make 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) I was as innocent as I could be I didn't know that 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's six feet below)