Johnny Horton
Song : WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA 

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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