Okie From Muskogee

(Merle Haggard - Roy Edward Burris)



We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee,

We don't take no trips on LSD;

We don't burn no draft cards down on Main Street,

But, We love livin' right, and bein' free.



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,

White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.



--- Instrumental ---



Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear,

Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen;

A football's still the roughest thing on campus,

And the kids here still respect the college dean.



Now, 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,

White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.



White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all...