Sadly.
And he was never from Muskogee.
I believe he's from Bakersfield.
"Haggard went Hollywood long ago. Sadly.
And he was never from Muskogee."
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Ah, but does he "take a lotta pride in who he is"?
I had a boss who was from Oklahoma back in the 70's. He hated that song. He said Muskogee was a hell hole, drug dealing, crime and prostitution were rampant there.
It's just a song. Not a message about his address. Tony Bennett never lived in San Francisco...