Johnny Horton – When Its Springtime In Alaska Its Forty Below (Guitar)

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I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard 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 Red Dog saloon.

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As I walked in the door the music 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 cold.

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

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

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It was red headed Lil who was 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 the saloon.

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Where the caribou crawl and the 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 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 

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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 I'll be six feet below.

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