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The first thing I remember knowing,
Was a lonesome whistle blowing,
And a young un's dream of growing up to ride,
On a freight train leaving town,
Not knowing where I'm bound,
No-one could change my mind but Mama tried.
One and only rebel child,
From a family, meek and mild,
My Mama seemed to know what lay in store.
Despite my Sunday learning,
Towards the bad, I kept turning.
'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore.
And I turned twenty-one in prion doing life without parole.
No-one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried.
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied.
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried.
Dear old Daddy, rest his soul,
Left my Mom a heavy load,
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes.
Working hours without rest,
Wanted me to have the best.
She tried to raise me right but I refused.
I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole.
No-one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried,
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied.
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried.
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- Branded Man 2004
- Always Wanting You 2004
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- Grandma Harp 2004
- It's All In The Movies 2004
- Hungry Eyes 2004
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Merle Haggard Live!
2010 20 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Today I Started Loving You Again 2010
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- The Bottle Let Me Down 2010
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- Footlights 2010
- Chill Factor 2010
- Hobo Bill 2010
- Working Man Blues 2010
- Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 2010
- Ida Red 2010
- I Knew the Moment I Lost You 2010
- This Mornin' This Evenin' So Soon 2010
- Faded Love 2010
- Corinne Corinna 2010
- T. B. Blues 2010
- Always Late 2010
- Games People Play 2010
- Folsom Prison Blues 2010
Okie From Muskogee 45th Anniversary Special
2014 20 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Silver Wings 1994
- Workin' Man Blues 2004
- White Line Fever 1994
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride 2014
- In the Arms of Love 2014
- I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am 2014
- If I Had Left It Up to You 2014
- Billy Overcame His Size 2014
- Medley: Swinging Doors 2014
- Medley: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive 2014
- Introduction by Carlton Haney 2014
- Medley: Branded Man 2014
- No Hard Times 2014
- Merle's Introduction To 'Hobo Bill' 2014
- Merle Receives Key To Muskogee 2014
- Merle's Introduction to Medley 2014
- Blue Rock 2014
- Introduction to "Okie from Muskogee" 2014
- Opening Theme: Hammin' It Up 2014
Live From Austin, TX
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- Silver Wings 1994
- A Place to Fall Apart 2004
- I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink 2004
- Misery And Gin 2012
- What Am I Gonna Do (with The Rest Of My Life) 2007
- Take Me Back to Tulsa 2007
- I Wish Things Were Simple Again 2017
- Misery 2007
- The Okie From Muskogee's Comin' Home 2016
- Ida Red 2010
- I Knew the Moment I Lost You 2010
- Texas 2017
- Thank You for Keeping My House 2017
- Amber Waves of Grain 2017
Okie from Muskogee
1969 19 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Okie From Muskogee 2004
- Sing Me Back Home 2004
- Silver Wings 1994
- Workin' Man Blues 2004
- Swinging Doors 2007
- Branded Man 2004
- I'm a Lonesome Fugitive 2007
- White Line Fever 1994
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride 2014
- In the Arms of Love 2014
- If I Had Left It Up to You 2014
- Billy Overcame His Size 2014
- Introduction by Carlton Haney 2014
- No Hard Times 2014
- Merle Receives Key To Muskogee 2014
- Merle's Introduction to Medley 2014
- Blue Rock 2014
- Introduction to "Okie from Muskogee" 2014
40 #1 Hits
2004 20 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Okie From Muskogee 2004
- Sing Me Back Home 2004
- Workin' Man Blues 2004
- If We Make It Through December 2004
- The Fightin' Side Of Me 2004
- The Fugitive 2004
- Branded Man 2004
- Always Wanting You 2004
- Old Man From The Mountain 2004
- Daddy Frank 2004
- Things Aren't Funny Anymore 2004
- I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me 2004
- Grandma Harp 2004
- It's All In The Movies 2004
- Hungry Eyes 2004
- Carolyn 1971
- The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde 2004
- Everybody's Had the Blues 2004
- It's Not Love 2004
Merle Haggard Live!
2010 20 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Today I Started Loving You Again 2010
- Okie From Muskogee 2004
- The Bottle Let Me Down 2010
- The Fightin' Side Of Me 2004
- Soldier's Last Letter 1971
- Footlights 2010
- Chill Factor 2010
- Hobo Bill 2010
- Working Man Blues 2010
- Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 2010
- Ida Red 2010
- I Knew the Moment I Lost You 2010
- This Mornin' This Evenin' So Soon 2010
- Faded Love 2010
- Corinne Corinna 2010
- T. B. Blues 2010
- Always Late 2010
- Games People Play 2010
- Folsom Prison Blues 2010
Live From Austin, TX
2013 15 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Silver Wings 1994
- A Place to Fall Apart 2004
- I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink 2004
- Misery And Gin 2012
- What Am I Gonna Do (with The Rest Of My Life) 2007
- Take Me Back to Tulsa 2007
- I Wish Things Were Simple Again 2017
- Misery 2007
- The Okie From Muskogee's Comin' Home 2016
- Ida Red 2010
- I Knew the Moment I Lost You 2010
- Texas 2017
- Thank You for Keeping My House 2017
- Amber Waves of Grain 2017
Okie From Muskogee 45th Anniversary Special
2014 20 songs
- Mama Tried 2004
- Silver Wings 1994
- Workin' Man Blues 2004
- White Line Fever 1994
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride 2014
- In the Arms of Love 2014
- I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am 2014
- If I Had Left It Up to You 2014
- Billy Overcame His Size 2014
- Medley: Swinging Doors 2014
- Medley: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive 2014
- Introduction by Carlton Haney 2014
- Medley: Branded Man 2014
- No Hard Times 2014
- Merle's Introduction To 'Hobo Bill' 2014
- Merle Receives Key To Muskogee 2014
- Merle's Introduction to Medley 2014
- Blue Rock 2014
- Introduction to "Okie from Muskogee" 2014
- Opening Theme: Hammin' It Up 2014
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