Lefty Frizzell - Saginaw, Michigan lyrics at The Lyric Archive

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 a 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 a coming home, please wait for me.
"And you can tell your dad, I'm coming back a richer man
"I've hit the biggest strike in Klondyke history."

Her dad met me in Saginaw, Michigan.
He gave me a great big party with champagne.
Then he said: "Son, you're wise, young ambitious man.
"Will you sell your father-in-law your Klondyke claim?"

Now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold, cold ground.
The greedy fool is a looking for the gold I never found.
It serves him right and no-one here is missing him.
Least of all the newly-weds of Saginaw, Michigan.

We're the happiest man and wife in Saginaw, Michigan.
He's ashamed to show his face in Saginaw, Michigan.

Songs list of album: Saginaw, Michigan (1964)
	Title	Rating
01	Saginaw, Michigan lyrics	5.00
02	Stranger lyrics	-
03	What Good Did You Get (Out of Breaking My Heart) lyrics	-
04	There's No Food in This House lyrics	-
05	When It Rains the Blues lyrics	-
06	Hello to Him (Goodbye to Me) lyrics	-
07	James River lyrics	-
08	I'm Not the Man I'm Supposed to Be lyrics	-
09	Through the Eyes of a Fool lyrics	-
10	I Was Coming Home to You lyrics	-
11	Don't Let Her See Me Cry lyrics	-
12	Lonely Heart lyrics	-

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