george jones - saginaw michigan lyrics
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 diggin’ 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…
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