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Johnny Cash Saginaw, Michigan Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 8.36/10 [22 votes]Album: Personal File / Original Release Date: 2006-05-23Genre: RockSong Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Saginaw, Michigan
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
JOHNNY CASH
- Saginaw, Michigan LyricsI 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 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 that I'm coming back a richer man
I've hit the biggest strike in Klondyke history"
Her dad met the bus in Saginaw, Michigan
And he gave me a great big party with champagne
Then he said, "Son, you're wise, young ambitious man
Why don't you sell your father-in-law your Klondyke claim?"
Now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold, cold ground
That greedy fool is a looking for the gold I never found
But it serves him right and nobody here is missing him
Least of all the newly-weds of 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 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
And you can tell your dad that I'm coming back a richer man
I've hit the biggest strike in Klondyke history"
Her dad met the bus in Saginaw, Michigan
And he gave me a great big party with champagne
Then he said, "Son, you're wise, young ambitious man
Why don't you sell your father-in-law your Klondyke claim?"
Now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold, cold ground
That greedy fool is a looking for the gold I never found
But it serves him right and nobody here is missing him
Least of all the newly-weds of Saginaw, Michigan
Facts about Saginaw, Michigan
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Saginaw, Michigan is written by Bill Anderson, D. Wayne.
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It is first released on May 23, 2006 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Personal File" which includes 49 tracks in total. This song is the 15th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Saginaw, Michigan' by Johnny Cash narrates a story about love, winning, and betrayal. It is a love story with the gold mining metaphor being the central theme. Through the metaphor, the singer narrating the song confesses to want to be rich and successful just to win over the lady, which is further twisted by the revelation that the quest for gold brings unexpected consequences. The song Saginaw, Michigan lyrics points mainly to the four concepts of love, reflection, adventure, and, at the same time, empowerment and nostalgia. Besides, the song highlights the features of class struggle, chasing dreams, betrayal, and love, and sacrifice. The song is indeed containing mild language and has themes of ambition and deception involved; thus, it could be considered for very young children listening only to the adult's accompaniment.
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Saginaw, Michigan falls under the genre Rock.
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Saginaw, Michigan song length is 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
Who wrote Saginaw, Michigan lyrics?
Saginaw, Michigan is written by Bill Anderson, D. Wayne.
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When was Saginaw, Michigan released?
It is first released on May 23, 2006 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Personal File" which includes 49 tracks in total. This song is the 15th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Saginaw, Michigan lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Saginaw, Michigan' by Johnny Cash narrates a story about love, winning, and betrayal. It is a love story with the gold mining metaphor being the central theme. Through the metaphor, the singer narrating the song confesses to want to be rich and successful just to win over the lady, which is further twisted by the revelation that the quest for gold brings unexpected consequences. The song Saginaw, Michigan lyrics points mainly to the four concepts of love, reflection, adventure, and, at the same time, empowerment and nostalgia. Besides, the song highlights the features of class struggle, chasing dreams, betrayal, and love, and sacrifice. The song is indeed containing mild language and has themes of ambition and deception involved; thus, it could be considered for very young children listening only to the adult's accompaniment.
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Which genre is Saginaw, Michigan?
Saginaw, Michigan falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Saginaw, Michigan?
Saginaw, Michigan song length is 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bill Anderson, D. Wayne
Record Label(s): 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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