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These are short parody lyrics set to the lyrics of songs by Merle Haggard.

Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard's, "Okee From Muskogee"
Better Lyrics:
We dont vote for Obama in Muskogee
We think Palin's a good choice for VeePee
We don't like what's hap'nin down on Wall Street
And we don't care that McCain is 73.

I'm proud to be an Okee from Muskogee
A place where votes count one an' all
We still wave the Conferderate flag down at the courthouse
And Bin Laden's still the biggest thrill of all.
Original Lyrics:
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 livin' right, and bein' 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 lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all
Submitted by: mat newton
Merle Haggard 's, "Okie From Muskogee"
Better Lyrics:
I'm proud to be a turkey From Albuquerque.
Original Lyrics:
I'm proud to be an Okie From Muskogee.
Submitted by: Rosie Finch
Merle Haggard's, "The Bottle Let Me Down"
Better Lyrics:
Tonight the Bible let me down
And Jesus was nowhere to be found
The Word I thought was sacred, sound
Tonight the Bible let me down

I've always had a scripture I could turn to
And lately I've been turnin'- but away
Because I don't feel His love the way I used to
And I'm missin' my old secular ways...
Original Lyrics:
Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down

I've always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately I've been turnin' every day
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm hurtin' in old familiar ways
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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