Okie From Muskogee

by Merle Haggard

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We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee, And we 

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don't take our trips on L. S. D.  And we don't 

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burn our draft cards down on Main Street. But we 

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like living right and being free. 

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And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee; A 

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place where even squares can have a ball. We 

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still wave Ol' Glory down at-the Court House, 

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White lightning's still the biggest thrill of 

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all.

We don't make a party out of loving, But we like holding hands and
pitching woo. We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy, Like the
hippies out in San Francisco do---

Leather boots are still in style if a man needs 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---