Okie from Miscokie?

Question

There was an old country guitar type song that had those words.Any one recognise it as I need to get hold of it.

Answer 1

Okie from Muskogee!

Its a brilliant song written my Merle Haggard.

Kris Kristofferson recorded the song on his 'Live At The Philharmonic Album' - a brilliant version with slightly different lyrics.

The lyrics for the Merle Haggard version can be found here: http://www.lyricsdownload.com/merle-haggard-okie-from-muskogee-lyrics.html Also, a video of Merle preforming the song is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrYQ8eVOOxc

Answer 2

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.