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 not good enough to claim his daughters hand
Now Im up here in Alaska looking around for gold
Like a crazy fool Im digging in this frozen ground so cold
But with each new day I pray Ill strike it rich and then
Ill go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I said honey Im coming home please wait for me
And you can tell your dad Im 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 with champagne
Then he said son you wise young ambitious man
Will you sell your father-in-law your Klondike claim
Now hes up there in Alaska diggin in the cold, cold ground
The greedy fool is looking for the gold I never found
It serves him right and no one here is missing him
Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw, Michigan
Were the happiest man and wife in Saginaw, Michigan
Hes ashamed to show his face in Saginaw, Michigan