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Artist: Johnny Horton
Canonical path: /horton-johnny/when-it-s-spring-time-in-alaska-it-s-forty-below
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When It\'s Spring Time In Alaska (It\'s Forty Below)
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When It\'s Spring Time In Alaska (It\'s Forty Below)
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"i mushed frompoint 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.)
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