Good Old American Guest

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Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era. more »

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2008

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Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train 
Put a slouch hat down low on my ears
I'm yearning to leave this old town 
On the flight and loose all my troubles and cares
In this day of airplanes and highways 
Hey the slow way is sometimes the best
I'm longing to ride on a freight train 
And be a good old American guest
Yes I want to live on the land that 
I've loved and I've labored for
And spend a few days headed west
I'm longing to ride on a freight train 
And be a good old American guest

Well the pressures of life they got to me 
And they got down and deep in my soul
I'm tired of the rat-race 
want to go back to the slow pace
And hear a fast train rattle and roll
I want to live out my days like a hobo 
And take myself that long-needed rest
Hey, hey I'm longing to ride on a freight train
And be a good old American guest
Yes I want to live on the land that 
I've loved and I've labored for
And spend a few days headed west
I'm longing to ride on a freight train 
And be a good old American guest
Oh, yes I'm longing to ride on a freight train 
And be a good old American guest

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