When Its Springtime In Alaska Its 40 Below

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[Verse 1]
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I mushed from Port Barren through 
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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 
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Red Dog saloon.

[Verse 2]
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As I walked in the door the music
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 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 
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it's forty below.
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When it's springtime in Alaska 
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it's forty below.)

[Verse 3]
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It was red headed Lil who was 
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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 
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the saloon.

[Verse 4]
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Where the caribou crawl and the 
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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 
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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 
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I'll be six feet below.

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(When it's springtime in Alaska 
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he'll be six feet below.)