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 daughter's hand    Now I'm up here in Alaska looking around for gold  Like a crazy fool I'm digging in this 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 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 with champagne  Then he said son you wise young ambitious man  Will you sell your father-in-law your Klondike claim    Now he's 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    We're the happiest man and wife in Saginaw, Michigan    He's ashamed to show his face in Saginaw, Michigan