when it's springtime in alaska (it's forty below)

i mushed from point barrow through blizzard of snow

been out prospectin' for two years or so

pulled into fairbanks

the city was a-boom

so i took a little stroll to the red dog sea-loon

as i walked in the door

the music was clear

the purtiest voice i had heard in two years

the song she was singin' made a man's blood run cold

when it's springtime in alaska

it's forty below

it was redhead lil who was singin' so sweet

i reached down and took the snow packs off my feet

i reached for the gal who was singin' the tune

we did the eskeemo hop all around the sea-loon

with a caribou crawl and a grizzly bear 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 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