When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)

[00:02.12] When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below [00:09.09] I mushed from Point Barrow through a blizzard of snow [00:15.89] Been out prospecting for two years or so [00:21.20] Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boom [00:26.13] So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon [00:31.36] (Yes he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon) [00:38.46] When I walked through the door the music was clear [00:43.69] The prettiest voice I had heard in two years [00:48.92] The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold [00:54.48] When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below [00:59.48] (When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below) [01:06.76] It was red headed Lil that was singin' so sweet [01:11.93] I reached down and took the snowpacks off of my feet [01:17.23] I reached for the gal who was singing the tune [01:22.34] We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon [01:28.97] (We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon) [01:37.25] Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug [01:43.39] We did our dance on a kodiak rug [01:48.18] The song she kept singing would make a man's blood run cold [01:53.33] When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below [01:58.36] (When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below) [02:06.10] I was as innocent as I could be [02:10.57] I didn't know that Lil was Big Ed's wife to be [02:15.98] He took out his knife and he gave it a throw [02:21.11] When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below [02:26.47] (When it's springtime in Alaska he's six feet below) [02:33.90]