"i mushed from point barrow through 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 sea-loon

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 redhead lil who was singin' so sweet
i reached down and took the snow packs off my feet
i reached for the gal who was singin' the tune
we did the eskeemo hop all around the sea-loon

with a caribou crawl and a 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)