My Tribute to the Man! Special thanks to Tigar Bell (one of Merle's 'Strangers') for the fiddle!

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The song pretty much describes it all. Special thanks goes to Tigar Bell (one of Merle's "Strangers") for the fiddle!

Merle's The Man
©2008 Ronnie Lee Hurst

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I was barely nine years old when I first heard him sing
I asked my dad, who smiled and said, "Merle Haggard, is his name"
That honest voice left me no choice, I've been a life long fan
I'm here today to say, Merle's the man

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I grew up with that Okie From Muskogee
Big City, and his Mama's Hungry Eyes
Those Strangers came to be like family to me
Thank God each time a pen is in his hand
Ain't no doubt about it, Merle's the man

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You can bet I won't forget when Hag rolled into town
Yeah, parked there in that front row chair, is where I could be found
All night I dreamed how cool it'd be just jammin' with the band
As far as I'm concerned, Merle's the man

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It started with those songs about San Quentin
And how he finally turned his life around
Those tributes to Bob Wills, Hank Williams and Frizzell
Thank God each time a pen is in his hand
Ain't no doubt about it, Merle's the man
Yeah, thank God each time a pen is in His hand
Ain't no doubt about it, Merle's the man