I was born in Saginaw, Michigan I grew up in a house on Saginaw AvenueMy dad was a poor, hard-working Saginaw fishermanToo many times he came on with too little to payLife of a digger in Saginaw, MichiganDaughter of a wealthy, wealthy manBut he called me that son of a Saginaw fishermanAnd not good enough to claim his daughter's handNow I'm up here in Alaska looking around for goldLike a crazy fool I've been digging in this frozen ground so coldBut with each new day I pray I'll strike the rich and thenI'll go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, MichiganI wrote my love letter in Saginaw, MichiganI said, honey, I'm coming home, please wait for meAnd you can tell your dad I'm coming back a richer manI've hit the biggest rock in Klondike historyHer dad met me in Saginaw, MichiganHe gave me a great big party with champagneThen he said, son, you're a wise, young, ambitious manWill you sell your father-in-law your Klondike claim?Now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold, cold groundThe greedy fool is looking for the gold I never foundAnd he serves him right and no one here is missing himLeast of all the newlyweds of Saginaw, MichiganYou're the happiest man and wife in Saginaw, MichiganWell, he's ashamed to show his face in Saginaw, MichiganI'll go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, Michigan