Patriotic tune strikes chord: Country singer's tribute to U.S. troops creating a buzz

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, March 11, 2003

[AmericanInTokyo]

Wow. You are an "Honorary Freeper for Life" in my book. Thanks!

[Bahbah]

Thanks, bones.

[NYC Republican]

That's fantastic! Kudos. We appreciate that.

[ppaul]

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' standin' up for things they believe in.
When they're runnin' down my country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' -
When you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
An' I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' -
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' -
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

-- Merle Haggard, 1969

[kcvl]

Thank you so much!!!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I heard about this song on Hannity today.

I read about this song on Free Republic 1 month ago. It was mentioned in a Freeper's reply on some thread or another. I've been lsitening to it at least once a day since.

Just goes to show how far ahead of the curve FR is....again!

[ppaul]

Your submissions please:
AMERICA ATTACKED/AMERICA GOES TO WAR: Online FReeper library -
Post your links to videos, photos, graphics, etc. HERE

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[Bloody Sam Roberts]

You rock dude. It's a little tough though, trying to type through the tears.

Thanks.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[RightFin]

Thanks for the post! BUMP for this thread.

[snooker]

Too bad this picture display can't be put on the wall at the UN.

Play the song on the UN P.A. system all day long.

Because clearly we are losing sight of the problem we are facing.

snooker

[ppaul]

First time I heard the song.
Many tears.

Thanks for the link friend.
http://media.darrylworley.com/hyf01.ram

[abigail2]

Thank you for that. I wish everyone in America got to see your tribute. Hope the troops see it! God Bless America

[abigail2]

Thanks for the links Wolverine.

[lawgirl]

AN ILLUSTRATED SONG!!!! WOOHOO!!! Rintense - I thought you might like to ping the dosers to this one if you want. :D

[Steve0113]

ping. This takes forever to load on dialup, but you should be okay with DSL.

[Inspectorette]

JH2, thank you for posting this, even though I'm now hunkered down in my cubicle blubbering like a baby.

We had heard Darrell's song on Sean Hannity's radio show, and were lucky enough to catch him on Fox and Friends this morning.

[nutmeg]

What a wonderful thread you've created, bonesmccoy! Thank you.

Kudos also to Sean Hannity for tirelessly promoting Darryl Worley's song "Have You Forgotten?" on his radio show and last night on Hannity & Colmes. I plan to buy the CD when it comes out.

[nutmeg]

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

[nutmeg]

ping!