▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁song . ▁Cav iness ▁and ▁Price ▁joined ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁publish ▁music ▁under ▁Cav iness ' ▁re work ed ▁Pam per ▁label , ▁with ▁artist ▁manager ▁James ▁Har rell ▁" H al " ▁Smith ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁owner . ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁other ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁" C ra zy ▁Ar ms " ▁are ▁ones ▁by ▁P ats y ▁C line ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Will ie ▁Nelson ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁L inda ▁Ron stadt ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁G ille y ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁sold ▁the ▁song ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁Mo oney , ▁who ▁wrote ▁songs ▁for ▁P ep . ▁" A ▁F allen ▁Star ", ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁Bobby ▁E . ▁D ent on , ▁later ▁a ▁state ▁sen ator . ▁Other ▁record ings ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁C . ▁New man , ▁Fer lin ▁Hus ky , ▁Billy ▁By rd , ▁Con way ▁Tw itt y , ▁K itt y ▁Well s ▁and ▁the ▁Jordan aires , ▁Jim ▁Re e ves , ▁Dam ita ▁Jo , ▁J imm ie ▁Rod gers , ▁the ▁Cad ets , ▁Web b ▁Pier ce , ▁Jan ▁Howard , ▁and ▁B . ▁J . ▁Thomas . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁cred ited ▁to ▁James ▁Jo iner . ▁" When ▁It ' s ▁Spring time ▁in ▁Al aska ▁( It ' s ▁Fort y ▁Below )", ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Till man