Merle Haggard confounds us again (and again)

“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.”

Merle Haggard has always been a more interesting guy than “Okie From Muskogee” would suggest, as two of his latest projects remind us. After 40+ years of country music, he plans to release a bluegrass album by the end of the year. It will be his third of the year, following a duet album with George Jones (Kickin’ Out the Footlights … Again) and a collaboration with Willie Nelson and Ray Price (Last of the Breed.)

What else? Here’s a verse from a so-far-unreleased song called “Hillary”:

"This country needs to be honest

This country needs to be large

Something like a big switch of gender

Let's put a woman in charge."

Bet you didn’t see that coming.

[TJH]

Comments

[recoil springs]

Airsoft guns seem to be a very common item that young kids have these day.