Saganaw Michigan
I was born in Saginaw, Michigan
I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay
My dad was a poor hard working Saginaw fisherman
Too many times he came home with too little pay
I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan
The daughter of a wealthy wealthy man
But he called me that son of a Saginaw fisherman
And said I wasn't good enough for his daughter's hand
Now I'm up here in Alaska
Looking around for gold
Like a crazy fool I'm digging in the frozen ground so cold
But with each new day I pray I'll strike it rich and then
I'll go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I said honey I'm a coming home please wait for me?
And you can tell your dad I'm coming back a richer man
I hit the biggest strike in Klondike history
Her dad met me in Saginaw, Michigan
He gave me a great big party and served champagne
And he said son, now you're a wise young ambitious man
Now won't you sell your father in law your Klondike claim?
And now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold cold ground
That greedy fool is looking for the gold I never found
It serves him right that no one here is missing him
Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw, Michigan
Least of all us newlyweds of Saginaw, Michigan