Workin' Man Blues (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern Sing a little bit

Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit

Honky Tonk Night Time Man (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Merle Haggard I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues

Old Man From The Mountain (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I called you on the phone Get rid of Joe the grinder You better be there alone 'Cause the old man from the mountain's Comin' home I've been a workin

Branded Man (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am but they won't let my secret go untold I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied now I'm a branded man out in the cold When they

Honky Tonk Night Time Man Merle Haggard

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues this morning

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am (Remastered) Merle Haggard

Things I learned in a hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a classroom Like where to find a handout While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' Just

White Man Singin' The Blues Merle Haggard

The old man paid no mind to color 'Cause he knew that I'd been down and out Old Joe said that I was a soul brother From the things I'd been singin' about Well, he liked how I played my old guitar So he

Old Man From The Mountain Merle Haggard

Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I called you on the phone Get rid of Joe the grinder You better be there alone 'Cause the old man from the mountain's Comin' home I've been a-workin

If We Make It Through December (Remastered) Merle Haggard

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 warmer

Folsom Prison Blues Merle Haggard

I hear that train a comin', it's comin' 'round the bend I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when I'm locked in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on And I hear that train a-rollin' on down

I'm Bringin' Home Good News (Remastered) Merle Haggard

news Got some things you'll be glad to hear Like I'm leavin' town and won't be back around Just long enough to get my gear There won't be any goodbye kisses Well, I'm puttin' on my leavin' shoes This is the

5:01 Blues Merle Haggard

I got those 5:01 blues another work day is over Time to go home but no one to go home to That whistle just blew bad news I punch out and put in Another long night again, missin' you I got these 5:01 blues

The Fightin' Side Of Me (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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

Moanin' The Blues Merle Haggard

When my baby moved out and the blues moved in There wasn't nothin' I could do But mosey around with my head in my hands Yelling, “What am I comin' to?”

Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard

Everybody's had the blues sometimes and Everybody knows the tune And everybody knows the way I'm feelin' cause Everybody's had the blues A lonely, song someone is gone A story old as time Love, hate,

Silver Wings (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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 cry Don't take that

Mama Tried (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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 And no one could change my mind

Why Do I Have To Choose Merle Haggard

Why do I have to choose to see everybody lose To walk around and sing the blues well darling I refuse Love is hard to find love of any kind And a love like yours and mine creates it's own design So why

Hungry Eyes (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Merle Haggard

Things I learned in hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a hand out While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' I'm just

Someday We'll Look Back (Remastered) Merle Haggard

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 back and say it was fun We live on love and pennies and the

(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers Merle Haggard

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 my back and you were gone From now on all my friends

Living With The Shades Pulled Down (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

I fell in love with a working girl oh Lord she sure was sweet I met her down in the Red Light Tavern working on Bourbon Street Way down in the old French quarter bright lights side of town Daytime life

The Bottle Let Me Down (Remastered) Merle Haggard

Each night I leave the bar room when it's over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight your memory found me much too sober Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind Tonight the bottle let

Okie From Muskogee (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

We don't burn no 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

Sing Me Back Home (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom I stood up to say good bye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell 'Let my guitar playing friend do my request

Blues Stay Away From Me Merle Haggard

Blues, stay away from me Blues, why don't you let me be?

Things Aren't Funny Anymore (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

We used to laugh a lot, we never cried But things are all different now since your sweet love has died Seems we've lost the way to find all the good times we found before Yeah, we used to laugh a lot things

Branded Man Merle Haggard

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am But they won't let my secret go untold I paid the debt I owed them,but they're still not satisfied Now I'm a branded man out un the cold When they let

Honky Tonk Man Merle Haggard

But I still got my guitar and I've got a plan Throw your arms 'round this honky tonk man Throw your arms 'round this honky tonk man An' we'll get through the night the best way we can It's the best old

My Rough And Rowdy Ways Merle Haggard

For years and years I've rambled I drank my wine and gambled But one day I thought I would settle down I have met a perfect lady She said she'd be my baby We built a cottage in the old hometown But somehow

I Want To Be With You Always Merle Haggard

I lose my blues, honey When I'm with you No one else can do You're in my heart to stay.

Half A Man Merle Haggard

If I only had one arm to hold you Well better yet if I had none at all Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache For you there'd be one less mem'ry to recall If I only had one ear to listen to The lies

Today I Started Loving You Again (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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

Carolyn Merle Haggard

Carolyn let me tell you what I heard about a man today He didn't come home from work and he went away 'Til he came to a city, bright in the night time like day There they say he met with some women dressed

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp, Sister played the ringing tambourine. Mama couldn't hear our pretty music, She read our lips and helped the family sing.

The Fightin' Side Of Me Merle Haggard

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

Pancho And Lefty (Album Version) Merle Haggard

He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel. Pancho met his match, you know, on the deserts down in Mexico. Nobody heard his dying words; ah, but that's the way it goes.

Pancho And Lefty Merle Haggard

He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel. Pancho met his match you know On the deserts down in Mexico, Nobody heard his dying words, Ah but that's the way it goes.

This Song Is For You Merle Haggard

This song is for you, you know who you are I won't embarrass you for callin' out your name You're here every night, several night of drinks Wearin' your superficial smile You still wear the wedding band

Man From Another Time Merle Haggard

I lost a woman I believe to be perfect for me You could replace her But you're so much younger than me Our lives are so different Our music is not the same kind It's like we're just out of focus With no

You Babe Merle Haggard

Sometimes this ol' world's a drag, it really puts me down I try so hard but nothin' comes around Then I look up to find that I've no reason to be blue I've already found the whole wide world with you And

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me Merle Haggard

쨩 I'm praying for rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm a sittin' at a honky'n in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind I match the man behind a bar

I Made The Prison Band Merle Haggard

Deep inside this lonely prison where the pleasures are so few; Where the walls are strong and the days are long and there's nothin' new. I learned to play the guitar. I'm doin' the best I can.

If You Want To Be My Woman Merle Haggard

You say that you like ridin' In my Cadillac When I try to kiss you You keep on pushin' me back You say you like to party and the money that I earn But if you don't give me a sample Before I sign that deed

Someday When Things Are Good (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I'll be one more love that you can dream about, And one more man that you can say you've had. You'll always be the kind to dream of yesterday. And a way of life I never understood.

I Can't Stand Me Merle Haggard

I can't stand me sine I lost you and I can't stand nobody else I can't stand me since you went away and I gotta get away from myself I used to be a high-stepper with a lot on the ball my friends all called

My Baby's Just Like Money Merle Haggard

her tight But if you let her go, she'll blow like dough Honky-tonk day and night 'Cos a friend of mine, he came and wised me up This is what he said "Money goes from hand to hand And your baby goes to man

Movin' On Merle Haggard

The white line is the life line to a nation. And men like Will and Sonny make it move. Livin' like a gypsy, always on the go Doin' what they best know how to do.