Merle Haggard

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"Man From Another Time"

"Man From Another Time"


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 way to bring us in line

I'm like a man from another time
I'm old fashion music, I'm old fashion wine
Pilgrim like Jesus with no way to find
I'm like a man from another time

I may be a reincarnated
From a soldier who died in some war
With our thirty year difference
It's like I was born in some lifetime before

I'm old fashion music, I'm old fashion wine
I'm like a man from another time

Maybe reincarnated
From a soldier who died in some war
With our thirty year difference
I'm like born in some lifetime before

I'm old fashion music, I'm old fashion wine
I'm like a man from another time
I'm like a man from another time

 

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"Man Who Picked The Wildwood Flower"

"Man Who Picked The Wildwood Flower"


[Spoken]
Let me tell you about a song
That was brought to me by a good friend of mine who's a good songwriter
And everytime he brings me a song I'm always willing to listen
But the story and the reasons for writing this song
Were even more interesting to me than the song
The old friend and fella I'm speaking of is Tommy Collins
Tommy told me about an experience he had when he was a minister
Where he was called to preach a funeral for a man with no identity
Tommy said he never forgot the way he felt
Like here is a human being who someone must have loved at sometime
And yet there was no one present to pay respect
Just a couple of grave diggers a funeral man and Tommy
Then the story switched to another thought bout during his last visit to Nashville
He went down to listen to an ole street singer
That he always made a point to go hear each time he was in town
And it was then that Tommy discovered
That Jack Dupree the ole street singer had passed away
And Tommy said he wondered how many were present at Jack's funeral
And it was these two true to life incidents that inspired this song

[Sang]
I only saw five people when they buried Jack Dupree
Two diggers and the preacher the funeral man and me
The pray was said and the hole was filled in less than half an hour
And I said goodbye to the little man who picked the wildwood flower.

For twenty years I'd seen him on the lower Nashville streets
They said he always earned enough to buy his clothes and eats
He'd stop awhile and check his watch with the big clock on the tower
That's when I asked him once if he could pick the wildwood flower.

He always drew a crowd because he put on such a show
He'd dance and sing and play and smile just like a polished pro
And everytime he saw me standin' in the crowd
I knew the tune that he'd play next would be the wildwood flower.

I told him once that he could be what people call a star
And he said why boy I'm happy how many of them folks are
I'd hate to have to force a smile and feel myself turn sour
There ain't no put on in my face when I pick the wildwood flower.

Then I saw a thousand people as they begin to come
Business men and opry stars party girls and bums
And on that little mound of clay bouquets begin to shower
As they paid respect to the little man who picked the wildwood flower...

 

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"Man's Gotta Give Up A Lot"

"Man's Gotta Give Up A Lot"


Well, a man's gotta give up a lot to keep a woman satisfied
You gotta give 'em everything you've got or they'll kick you aside
It don't take much they take 'em home with ye
It takes a whole lot to keep 'em there with ye
A man's gotta give 'em some ground to keep 'em around.

Turn everything around sideways try to look through a woman's eyes
And you'll find the whole world takes on a different view
Try to see mankind like a woman does you know what it takes to make a woman love
You know how to act when the woman comes back to you.

'Cause a man's gotta give up a lot to keep a woman satisfied
You gotta give 'em everything you've got or they'll kick you aside
It don't take much they take 'em home with ye
It takes a whole lot to keep 'em there with ye
A man's gotta give 'em some ground to keep 'em around.

'Cause a man's gotta give up a lot to keep a woman satisfied
You gotta give 'em everything you've got or they'll kick you aside
It don't take much they take 'em home with ye
It takes a whole lot to keep 'em there with ye
A man's gotta give 'em some ground to keep 'em around.

A man's gotta give 'em some ground to keep 'em around...

 

[fox69]

"Mary's Mine"

"Mary's Mine"


Mary's mine and she'll always be till the end of time
She gave her heart to me
No truer love could I ever find than Mary's love
And Mary's mine

I once lived the life without meaning
Just the face with no place in this world
At last I found reason for living
And I owe it all to the love of a girl

Her love gave me reason for living
To make her happy is first on my mind
Because of her my life has real meaning
I love her so and I know Mary's mine

Mary's mine and she'll always be till the end of time
She gave her heart to me
No truer love could I ever find than Mary's love
And Mary's mine

No truer love could I ever find than Mary's love
Cause Mary's mine

 

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"Me And Crippled Soldiers"

"Me And Crippled Soldiers"


Now that it's alright to burn the stars and stripes
Yes, nobody really needs old Uncle Sam
Might as well burn the bill of rights as well
And let our country go straight to hell
Only me and crippled soldiers give a damn

Should they throw away their purple hearts and hide their uniforms
And be proud to hear old glories on the ground
Somebody said, they'd take us without firing a shot
I don't know if they will or not
But only me and crippled soldiers give a damn

Has the holocaust been so long? Is Hitler really gone
As we burn our only cause for Vietnam?
There's the mom who lost her son
Is this the freedom that we won?
For only me and crippled soldiers give a damn

I've been known to wave the flag before
And saddened when we went to war
Fighting for the symbol of our land
For all the wars we fought and won to keep old glory waving
Today, they ruled to burn old glory down
And only me and crippled soldiers give a damn

 

[fox69]

"Merle's Farewell To Elvis"

"Merle's Farewell To Elvis"


[Spoken:]
From Graceland to Gloryland my best to Elvis
He joined the Promised land...

 

[fox69]

"Misery"

"Misery"


(Johnny take your banjo there I'm gonna try to do Tommy Duncan's part
And Eldon and Tiny and Roy you can make a whole thing called Misery
Two three four.)

Went to bed last night wasn't sleeping
Wondering what's happening to me
You took my heart and left me lonely
Now I've got nothing left but misery.

Wondering if you have found another
Love brings no consolation to my heart
Some of these days you'll be sorry
That you fill my heart with misery.

Some of these days you'll be sorry
That you fill my heart with misery misery...

 

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"Misery And Gin"

"Misery And Gin"


Memories and drinks don't mix too well
And jukebox records don't play those wedding bells
Looking at the world through the bottom of a glass
All I see is a man who's fadin' fast.

Tonight I need that woman again
What I'd give for my baby to just walk in
Sit down beside me and say it's alright
Take me home and make sweet love to me tonight.

But here I am again mixing misery and gin
Sittin' with all my friends and talkin' to myself
I look like I'm havin' a good time but any fool can tell
That this honky tonk heaven really makes you feel like hell.

I light a lonely woman's cigarette
We start talkin' bout what we want to forget
Her life story and mine are the same
We both lost someone and only have ourselves to blame
But here I am again...

 

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"Miss The Mississippi And You"

"Miss The Mississippi And You"


I'm growing tired of the big city lights
Tired of the glamor and tired of the sights
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
Back to my home on the old river shore.

I am sad and weary far away from home
Miss the Mississippi and you you
Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam
Miss the Mississippi and you.

Rolling the wide world over
Always alone and blue so blue
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
Miss the Mississippi and you.

Ou de le-ee ou de le-ee de ou le-ee ou de le-ee
Ou le-ee ou de le-ee ou de le-ee.

Memories are bringing happy days of your
Miss the mississippi and you you
Mockingbirds're singing round the cabin door
Miss the Mississippi and you.

Rolling the wide world over
Always alone and blue blue
Longing for my homeland muddy water shore
Miss the Mississippi and you.

Ou de le-ee ou de le-ee de ou le-ee ou de le-ee
Mississippi and you...

 

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"Mississippi Delta Blues"

"Mississippi Delta Blues"


With friends around and even pals that I know are true
Still I'm lonely homesick and blue
There's no one who can cheer me when I'm alone
Longing for my Mississippi home.

Way down on the delta on that Mississippi shore
In that muddy water I long to be once more
When that shadows creep about and the whippoorwill call
You can hear old mommy shout come in here you all.

Way down on the levee strolling in the pale moon light
You can see those steamboats and fields of snowy white
That's a feeling I can't lose muddy water in my shoes
When I get those Mississippi Delta blues.

I long to hear them singing songs them old melodies
Swanee River and Ol' Black Joe
That sweet magnolia perfume floating on the breeze
Way down south is where I long to go.

Hey, way down on the delta on that Mississippi shore
In that muddy water I long to be once more
When that shadows creep about and the whippoorwill call
You can hear old mommy shout come in here you all...