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Intro. E - A - E
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I marched from Point Barrow thru a blizzard of snow,
been out prospectin' for two years or so,
pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boom,
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so I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon.
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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,
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when it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below.
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(Backup)When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
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It was Redheaded Lil who was singin' so sweet,
I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet,
I reached for the gal who was singin' the tune,
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we did the Eskimo Hop all around the saloon.
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With a caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug,
we did our dance on a kodiak rug.
The song she kept singin' made a man's blood run cold,
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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 Lil was big Ed's wife to be,
he took out his knife and he gave it a throw,
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when it's springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below.
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(Backup)When it's springtime in Alaska, he'll be six - feet - below
Written by Tillman Franks/Johnny Horton/M. Phillips