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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