When It's Springtime in Alaska Lyrics

The song When It's Springtime in Alaska is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named Love, God, Murder in the year 2000 .



I mushed from Port Barrol 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

When I walked in the door, the music was clear
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

It was red headed Luie 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

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

Well, I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know that Luie 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




Johnny Cash - Love, God, Murder

May 2000

  1. I Walk the Line
  2. Oh, What a Dream
  3. All Over Again
  4. Little at a Time
  5. My Old Faded Rose
  6. Happiness Is You
  7. Flesh and Blood
  8. I Tremble for You
  9. I Feel Better All Over
  10. 'Cause I Love You
  11. Ballad of Barbara
  12. Ring of Fire
  13. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
  14. While I've Got It on My Mind
  15. I Still Miss Someone
  16. One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)
  17. What on Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake)
  18. My God is Real
  19. It Was Jesus
  20. Why Me Lord?
  21. Greatest Cowboy of Them All
  22. Redemption
  23. Great Speckled Bird
  24. Old Account
  25. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  26. When He Comes
  27. Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
  28. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
  29. Man in White
  30. Belshazzar
  31. Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
  32. Oh Come, Angel Band
  33. Folsom Prison Blues
  34. Delia's Gone
  35. Mr. Garfield
  36. Orleans Parish Prison
  37. When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)
  38. Sound of Laughter
  39. Cocaine Blues
  40. Hardin Wouldn't Run
  41. Long Black Veil
  42. Austin Prison
  43. Joe Bean
  44. Going to Memphis
  45. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
  46. Highway Patrolman
  47. Jacob Green
  48. Wall


When It's Springtime in Alaska