G D7 G
I was born in Saginaw Michigan
C G D7
I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay
G C
My dad was a poor hard working Saginaw fisherman
G D7 G
Too many times he came home with too little pay
D7 G
I love a girl in Saginaw Michigan
C G D7
The daughter of a wealthy wealthy man
G C
But he called me that son of a Saginaw fisherman
G D7 G
Not good enough to claim his daughters hand
C G
Now I'm up here in Alaska looking around for gold
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