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

I mushed from Port Barrol through a blizzard of snow

Been out prospecting for two years or so

Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boon

So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon

(Yes he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon)

When I walked through the door the music was clear

The prettiest voice I had heard in two years

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)

It was red headed Luie that was singin' so sweet

I reached down and took the snowpacks off of my feet

I reached for the gal who was singing the tune

We did the Escimo hop all around the saloon

(We did the Escimo hop all around the saloon)

Where the cariboo crawl and the grizzly bear hug

We did our dance on a Kodiac rug

The song she kept singing 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 that Luie 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)