When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
Johnny Cash
Track 8 on Orange Blossom Special
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When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below) Lyrics
[Intro: Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash]
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
[Verse 1: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
I mushed from Point Barrow 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
Yes, he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon
[Verse 2: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
When I walked through the door, the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had heard in two years
The song she kept singing would make 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
[Verse 3: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
It was red-headed Lil that was singing so sweet
I reached down and took the snow packs off of my feet
I reached for the gal that was singing the tune
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
[Verse 4: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
Where the caribou crawl and 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
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
[Verse 1: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
I mushed from Point Barrow 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
Yes, he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon
[Verse 2: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
When I walked through the door, the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had heard in two years
The song she kept singing would make 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
[Verse 3: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
It was red-headed Lil that was singing so sweet
I reached down and took the snow packs off of my feet
I reached for the gal that was singing the tune
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
[Verse 4: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
Where the caribou crawl and 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
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
[Verse 5: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash & Both]
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 be six feet below
When it's springtime in Alaska, he's six feet below
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 be six feet below
When it's springtime in Alaska, he's six feet below
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J.Cash’s cover of famous Johnny Horton’s When It’s Springtime In Alaska.
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- 4.The Wall
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- 10.Danny Boy
- 11.Wildwood Flower
- 12.Amen
- 13.Engine 143
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