I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay.
hard -workin' Saginaw fisherman
Too many times he came home
I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan
The daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man
But he called me that son
Now I'm up here in Alaska
Like a crazy fool I'm diggin'
I'm so cold, but with each new day
I pray I'll strike it rich,
I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I said, honey, I'm comin' home,
And you can tell your dad
I'm comin' home, a richer man,
I made the biggest strike
Her dad met me in Saginaw,
He gave me a great big party
you're a wise, young, ambitious man
Will you sell your father -in -law
Now he's up there in Alaska
diggin' in the cold, cold ground
The greedy fool is lookin'
for the gold I never found
no one here is missing him,
least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw,
We're the happiest man and wife
He's ashamed to show his face