WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (IT'S FORTY BELOW)
T.Franks
Recorded 12/18-19/64, Nashville, TN
Album: Orange Blossom Special

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When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below

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I mushed from Point Barrow thru a bizzard of snow
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Been out prospectin' for two years or so
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Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boom
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So I took a little stroll to the Reddog Saloon 
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(Yes he took a little stroll to the Reddog Saloon)

When I walked in the door the music was clear
The purtiest voice I'd heard in two years
The song she was singin' would make 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 red-headed Lil that was singin' so sweet
I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet
I reached for the gal that was singin' the tune
We did the Eskimo Hop all around the saloon
(We did the Eskimo Hop all around the saloon)

Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance on a Kodiak rug
The song she kept singin' would make 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)

I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know Lill 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's six feet below)