Merle Haggard
The Fugitive
Down every road there’s always one more city I’m on the run, the highway is my home I raised a lot of cane back in my younger days While mama used to pray my crops would fail I’m a hunted fugitive…
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Merle Haggard
It’s Been A Great Afternoon
Last night we had a hell raisin’ time Nippin’ on tequila and suckin’ on limes Sunrise chased the good time away And good morning would have been the wrong thing to say ’cause the poundin’ in the top…
Merle Haggard
Mama Tried
The first thing i remember knowing, was a lonesome whistle blowing And a young un’s dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town not knowing where i’m bound No-one could change my mind…
Merle Haggard
Let’s Chase Each Other Around The Room
Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight Let’s play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight Seems like…
Merle Haggard
Someday We’ll Look Back
Someday when our dream world finds us And these hard times are gone We’ll laugh and count our blessings In a mansion all our own If we both pull together tomorrow’s sure to come Someday we’ll look…
Merle Haggard
Kern River
I’ll never swim kern river again. It was there that i met her. It was there that i lost my best friend. And now i live in the mountains. I drifted up here with the wind. And i may drown in still…
Merle Haggard
Always Wanting You
Always wanting you, but never having you, Makes it hard to face tomorrow ’cause i Know i’ll be wanting you again. Always loving you, but never touching you, Sometimes hurts me almost more than i can…
Merle Haggard
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both loved and died So goes the legend of bonnie and clyde The poem that she…
Merle Haggard
Soldier’s Last Letter
I’m writing this down in a trench mom Don’t scold if it isn’t so neat The way that you did, when i was a kid When i’d come home with mud on my feet The captain just gave us our orders And mom we must…
Merle Haggard
The Fightin’ Side Of Me
I hear people talkin’ bad, About the way we have to live here in this country, Harpin’ on the wars we fight, An’ gripin’ ’bout the way things oughta be. An’ i don’t mind ’em switchin’ sides, An’…
Merle Haggard
Grandma Harp
Grandma’s maiden name was zonethelines And there’s ninety years to tell about in a few short lines Born in newton county down in arkansas Then in 1901 she married grandpa. We laid her soul to rest on…
Merle Haggard
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
Oh, the love you promised would be mine forever I would have bet my bottom dollar on Well, it sure turned out to be a short forever Just once i turned by back and you were gone From now on all my…
Merle Haggard
If We Make It Through December
If we make it through december Everything’s gonna be all right i know It’s the coldest time of winter And i shiver when i see the falling snow If we make it through december Got plans to be in a…
Merle Haggard
I Can’t Be Myself
It’s a way of mine to say just what i’m thinking And to do the things i really want to do And you want to change the part of me i’m proud of So i can’t be myself when i’m with you Oh you never liked…