Claude King - When It's Springtime In Alaska lyrics

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

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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)