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 (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 (When it's springtime in Alaska he'll be six feet below)