Discover the story of the song > Saginaw, Michigan – Lefty Frizzell

The protagonist grew up in Saginaw, Michigan with his dad who was a fisherman and didn't make much money. He fell in love with a girl whose dad thought he wasn't good enough for her. So he went to Alaska to search for gold and become rich. He came back claiming he found a big strike and the girl's dad threw him a party, but then asked to buy the claim. The protagonist never found any gold, but the dad went to Alaska and got what he deserved while the protagonist and the girl got married and are now very happy in Saginaw, Michigan.