1.

(# 1 country hit)

Okie From Muskogee

Merle Haggard - Eddie Burris

© Blue Book Music, BMI

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee
We don't take our trips on LSD
We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street
Cause we like 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

I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Ol' Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all

Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen
Football's still the roughest thing on campus
And the kids here still respect the college dean

And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee...

We still wave Ol' Glory down at the courthouse
In Muskogee Oklahoma USA

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2.

(# 1 country hit)

Hungry Eyes

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp
Stand out in this mem'ry I revive
Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard working hands
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes

He dreamed of something better and my mama's faith was strong
And us kids were just too young to realize
That another class of people put us somewhere just below
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
She only wanted things she really needed
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
But I don't recall a change of any size
Just a little loss of courage as their age began to show
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had the luxuries she wanted...
Oh I still recall my mama's hungry eyes

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3.

(# 1 country hit)

Workin' Man Blues

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
But I've been a workin' man dang near all my life
And I'll keep on workin' long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in a tavern singin' a little bit of these workin' man blues

I'll keep my nose in the grindstone work hard everyday
I might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay
I'll go back workin' come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
I'll drink a little beer that evening sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Sometimes I think about leaving do a little bummin' around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
I'll go back workin' gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
I'll drink a little beer in the tavern cry a little bit of these workin' man blues
Here comes that workin' man
[ instrumental ]
Well hey hey workin' man workin' man like me
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be
And I'll be workin' long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in the tavern sing a little bit of these workin' man blues
This song's for the workin' man

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4.

The Farmer's Daughter

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Tonight there'll be candle light and roses
In this little country chapel that's almost fallen down
There'll be tears in these old farmer's eyes this evening
When I give my one possession to that city boy from town

His hair is a little longer than we used to
But I guess I should find something good to say
About this man who's won the farmer's daughter
And will soon become my son in law today

Mama left eight years ago December
And it was hard to be a dad and mama too
But somehow we made a home of this old farmhouse
And love was all my baby ever knew

He could be the richest man in seven countys
And not be good enough to take her hand
But he says he really loved the farmer's daughter
And I know the farmer's daughter loved the man

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5.

Silver Wings

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Silver wings shining in the sunlight
Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight
They're taking you away leaving me lonely
Silver wings slowly fading out of sight

Don't leave me I cried don't take that airplane ride
But you locked me out of your mind left me standing here behind

Silver wings shining in the sunlight...
[ instrumental ]
Silver wings shining in the sunlight...
Slowly fading out of sight

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6.

(# 1 country hit)

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Let me tell you about a song that I feel it explained to itself
It's called Daddy Frank the Guitar Man

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp
Sister played the ringin' tambourine
And mama couldn't hear our pretty music
But she read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of livin'
And our only means of livin' at the time
And it wadn't like no normal family combo
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind

Frank and Mama counted on each other
Their one and only weakness made 'em strong
Mama did the drivin' for the family
And Frank made a livin' with a song
Home was just a camp along the highway
A pickup bed was where we bedded down
Don't ever once remember goin' hungry
And I remember mama cookin' on the ground

Daddy Frank played the guitarr and the french harp...

Don't remember how they got acquainted
I can't recall just how it came to be
There had to be some special help from someone
And blessed be the one who let it be
Fever caused my mama's loss of hearing
Daddy Frank was born without his sight
And mama needed someone she could lean on
And I believe the guitar man was right

Daddy Frank played the guitarr and the french harp...

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7.

Today I Started Loving You Again

Merle Haggard - Bonnie Owens

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today I started loving you again

What a fool I was to think I could get by
With only these few million tears I've cried
I should have known the worst was yet to come
And that crying time for me had just begun

Cause today I started loving you again...

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8.

(# 1 country hit)

Mama Tried

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin'
And the youngest dream of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town not knowin' where I'm bound
And no one could change my mind but mama tried

One and only rebel child from a family meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Spite of all my Sunday learnin' toward the bad I kept on turnin'
Till mama couldn't hold me anymore

I turned twenty one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame cause mama tried
[ instrumental ]
Dear old daddy rest his soul left my mama heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused

And I turned twenty one in prison doing life without parole...

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9.

No Reason To Quit

Dean Holloway

© Blue Book Music, BMI

There's a circle of people where I'm no longer welcome
I'm ashamed to say that I'm no longer fit
I could sober up tomorrow and face my friends again
But I've got no reason to quit

I've got no reason for living right
And there's no other way to forget
I know down deep inside me I'm man enough to change
But I've got no reason to quit
[ instrumental ]
I've got no reason for living right...
No I've got no reason to quit

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10.

Every Fool Has A Rainbow

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

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11.

(# 1 country hit)

The Fightin' Side Of Me

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

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