中古年代 聊聊老歌、老人和老故事，留下一些個人歷史的痕跡。 (若有侵權或陳述不實敬請告知，將會刪除或予修正。)

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Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson

 

可能是我以前不太聽鄉村歌曲，也可能是當年進入排行榜的名次太低（1970.1.3排行No.41），這首歌是我後來買了一套「新力冠軍年鑑」才聽到的。

 

歌好聽不說，看了歌曲的介紹更是令我印象深刻。這是一首對抗七O年代美國「嬉皮文化」、反「反越戰」的愛國歌曲，也成為代表美國精神的經典名曲，因此Merle Haggard（墨爾海格）也和巨星約翰韋恩一樣被視為英雄偶像。

 

看兩大鄉村歌壇老巨星同台合唱真的很過癮，而且我認為Merle Haggard現在的造型要比年輕時酷多了。

 

Okie From Muskogee（馬斯高基的莊稼漢），曲名中的Okie，指的是從奧克拉荷馬州向外遷移找工作的貧窮農民。

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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

We don't make a party out of lovin'
We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do

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

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

WAnd 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

And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.