Saginaw, Michigan by viking cowboy
Lefty Frizzell cover LYRICS Johnny Cash cover I was born in Saginaw, Michigan And I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay My daddy was a poor hard working Saginaw fisherman Too many times he came home with too little pay I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan She was the daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man But he called me, That son of a Saginaw fisherman And not good enough to ever claim his daughter s hand That s why I m up here in Alaska looking around for gold Like a crazy fool I m a digging in the frozen ground, so cold But with each 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 that I m coming back a richer man I ve hit the biggest strike in Klondike history Her dad he met me up
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