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 he said i wasn t good enough to claim his daughter s hand that s why 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 re a wise young ambitious man will you sell your father in law your klondike claim so now he s up there in alaska digging in the cold cold ground the greedy fool is looking for the gold i never found and it serves him right and no one here is missing him least of all the newlyweds of saginaw michigan least of all the newlyweds of saginaw michigan