Recommended Republican Cheerup Music
Senator Barack Obama won yesterday’s U.S. presidential election. Understandably, many supporters of Senator John McCain are disappointed with the result.
There’s no better cure for the post-election blues than classic Merle Haggard music. In particular, I enjoy Okie from Muskogee and The Fighting Side of Me.
- Okie from Muskogee
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 living right, and being 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 lightning’s still the biggest thrill of all. We don’t make a party out of loving;
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.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 lightning’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. - The Fighting Side of Me
…Running down the way of life,
our fighting men have fought and died to keep.
If you don’t love it, leave it!
Let this song I’m singing be a warning.
If you’re running down my country, man,
you’re walking on the fighting side of me.