I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard of snow   Been out prospecting for two years or so   Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon   So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog saloon      As I walked in the door the music was clear   The prettiest 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      It was red headed 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 Eskimo hop all around the saloon      Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug   We did our dance on a Kodiak rug   The song she kept singing 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