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To: Oklahoma

What was a that song “well I’m proud to be an Okie from muskogee”?

Oh Yeah some guy named Merle wrote it....

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;
We like livin’ right, and bein’ free.

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,
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all

We don’t make a party out of lovin’;
We like holdin’ hands and pitchin’ woo;
We don’t let our hair grow long and shaggy,
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do.

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,
And white lightnin’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.

We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

Merle Haggard that was the name of the guy....


9 posted on 08/31/2008 6:46:33 PM PDT by usmcobra (A vote for McCain & Palin is a vote against Obama bin Biden)
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To: usmcobra
There is even a great video of him singing it in1969
17 posted on 08/31/2008 6:54:45 PM PDT by usmcobra (A vote for McCain & Palin is a vote against Obama bin Biden)
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To: usmcobra
Love that song.

Been in some strange parts of the world and when I got homesick, that was MY song.

25 posted on 08/31/2008 7:03:23 PM PDT by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, (http://www.theobamafile.com/))
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To: usmcobra

Thank you. I should have read the thread before posting.


84 posted on 09/01/2008 6:28:13 AM PDT by OKSooner
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