When It’s Springtime In Alaska (It’s Forty Below) – Johnny Horton

I mushed from Point Barrow through a 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 redheaded 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 the 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)