When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)Johnny HortonWritten by Tillman B. Franks and Johnny HortonNor released as a singleI mushed from Point Barrow through a blizzard of snowBeen out prospectin' for two years or soPulled into Fairbanks, the city was a-boomSo I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Sea-loonAs I walked in the door, the music was clearThe purtiest voice I had heard in two yearsThe song she was singin' made a man's blood run coldWhen it's Springtime in Alaska, it's forty below(When it's Springtime in Alaska, it's forty below)It was redheaded Lil who was singin' so sweetI reached down and took the snow packs off my feetI reached for the gal who was singin' the tuneWe did the Eskeemo Hop all around the sea-loonWith a Caribou Crawl and a Grizzly Bear HugWe did our dance on a Kodiak rugThe song she kept singin' made a man's blood run coldWhen it's Springtime in Alaska, it's forty belowI was as innocent as I could beI didn't know Lil was Big Ed's wife-to-beHe took out his knife and he gave it a throwWhen it's Springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below(When it's Springtime in Alaska, he'll be six feet below)
