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[Verse 1]
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I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard
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of snow.
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Been out prospecting 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 Red Dog saloon.
[Verse 2]
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As I walked in the door the music was clear.
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The prettiest voice I had heard in two years.
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The song she was singin' made a man's blood run
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cold.
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When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below.
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When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below.)
[Verse 3]
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It was red headed Lil who was singin' so sweet.
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I reached down and took the snow packs off my feet.
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I reached for the gal who was singin' the tune.
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We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon.
[Verse 4]
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Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug.
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We did our dance on a Kodiak rug.
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The song she kept singing made a man's blood run
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cold.
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When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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I was as innocent as I could be, I didn't know Lil
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was big Ed's wife to be.
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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.
[Outro]
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(When it's springtime in Alaska he'll be six feet below.)
