When it's Springtime in Alaska

When it's Springtime in Alaska - Johnny Horton/Red Foley

I mushed from point barron

Through a blizzard of snow

Been out prospecting for two years or so

Pulled into fairbanks the city was a boon

So i took a little stroll

To the red dog saloon

As i walked through

That door the music was clear

The prettiest 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

When it's springtime in alaska

It's forty below

It was red headed loui

Who was singing so sweet

I reached down

And took the snowpacks off my feet

I reached for the gal

That was singing the tune

We did the escimo hop

All around the saloon

Where the cariboo crawl

And the grizzly bear hug

We did our dance on a kodiac rug

The song she kept singing

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 lou was big ed's wife to be

He took 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

I'll be six feet below