Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Bonnie Owens
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard’s famous look at reactionary attitudes towards the 1960’s counterculture. Its rather paternalistic attitude towards things led to a rebuttal by country artist Kinky Friedman, in his song “Asshole from El Paso”. Both songs have become country standards in their own right.
Haggard expla...
[Verse 1]
We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee
We don't take no trips on LSD;
We don't burn no draft cards down on Main Street
But, We love living right, and being free
We don't make a party out of loving
But we like holding hands and pitching woo;
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do
[Chorus]
And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball;
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
White lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
[Verse 2]
Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen;
A football's still the roughest thing on campus
And the kids here still respect the college dean
[Chorus]
And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball;
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
White lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
(In Muskogee Oklahoma USA)
Okie from Muskogee was written by Merle Haggard & Roy Edward Burris.
Okie from Muskogee was produced by Fuzzy Owen.
Merle Haggard released Okie from Muskogee on Mon Sep 29 1969.