I mushed from Point Barrow through a blizzard of snow

Been out prospectin' for two years or so

Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boom

So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon

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

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

(When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below)

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

We did the Eskimo Hop all around the saloon

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

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

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

When it's springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below

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