When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)

When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below

I mushed from Port Barrol 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

(Yes, he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon)

When I walked through, the door the music was clear

The prettiest voice I had heard in two years

The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold

When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below

(When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below)

It was red-headed Luie that was singin' so sweet

I reached down and took the snowpacks off of my feet

I reached for the girl that was singing the tune

We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon

(We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon) mm-mm

Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug

We did our dance on a Kodiak rug

The song she kept singing would make a man's blood run cold

When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below

(When it's springtime in Alaska, it's 40 below)

I was as innocent as I could be

I didn't know that Luie 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 (hmm)

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