When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below) chords by Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
Verse 1
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When it's springtime in Alaska
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it's forty below
I mushed from Point Barrow through
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a blizzard of snow
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
(Yes he took a little stroll to
the Red Dog Saloon)
Verse 2
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When I walked through the door
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the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had
heard in two years
The song she kept singin' would make
a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska
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it's forty below
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(When it's springtime in Alaska
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it's forty below)
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Verse 3
It was red headed Lil that
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was singin' so sweet
I reached down and took the
snowpacks off of my feet
I reached for the gal who
was singing the tune
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We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
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(We did the Eskimo hop all around
the saloon)
Verse 4
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Where the caribou crawl and
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the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance on a kodiak rug
The song she kept singing would make
a man's blood run cold
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When it's springtime in
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Alaska it's forty below
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(When it's springtime
in Alaska it's forty below)
Verse 5
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I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know that 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
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be six feet below
(When it's springtime in
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Alaska he's six feet below)
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
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