Lyrics

When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below I mushed from Point Barrow through blizzard of snow Been out prospectin' for two years or so I pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a-boom So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon As I walked in there the music was clear The purtiest voice I had heard in two years The song she was singin' made my blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below (When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below) It was redhead lil' who was singin' so sweet I reached down and took them snow shoes off my feet I grabbed for that gal who was singin' the tune We did the eskeemo hop all around the saloon With a caribou crawl and a grizzly bear's hug We did our dance on a kodiak rug The song she kept singin' made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below I was as innocent as I could be I didn't know lil' was big Ed's wife-to-be He reached for 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)