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Here Comes The Freedom Train - Merle Haggard



     
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All aboard America, here comes the freedom train
All aboard America, here comes the freedom train
The freedom train is rolling down two hundred years of track
Two hundred years of glory never to turn back
The train is called America your ticket is a dream
That left the torture of freedom for all the world to see
She left the station in Lexington in 1776
And rode to Philadelphia, where the liberty bell was fixed
George Washington was the engineer, John Adams shoveled coal
And Franklin punched the tickets, Tom Jefferson added soul
All aboard America, here comes the freedom train
She rode to New Orleans, the battle of 1812
With old Hickory at the throttle, she drove the British out
The freedom train's a fine train ,the toppest of world it seemed
Her whistle blows for the liberty with a mighty head of steam
Wheels of fortune, sweaty, Pittsburgh rolled across the Mississipp'
From Texas to Missouri, to one real exciting trip
Then bang of track was broken, smashed by a cannonball

That blew in great divided, will the nation stand or fall?
All aboard America, here comes the freedom train
Will Anni stage stepped into the cab and the wheels began to roll
Freedom train must never stop, Republic never fall
To the bloody fields of Gettysburg, the tear show in his eyes
She drove the train with fury, the freedom train survive
Again the train rode westward to California shores
To the deserts and prairies, even stronger than before
From Atlantic to Pacific, she drove the rail with pride
She traveled a track to glory with the good Lord on her side
All aboard America, here comes the freedom train
There's much more to this story like Wilson and Roosevelt
They left the train to Truman, who stoked it mighty well
Then old Dwight D Eisenhower or LBJ we sing
Two brothers known as Kennedy and Martin Luther King
And still the train rolls forward over history's rugged trail
Straightin' by the journey and the land beneath her rail
And you and I roll along and stroke the freedom fire
For we stand to all Americans, hold old honor can't be hired
All aboard America, here comes the freedom train

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Merle Ronald Haggard, born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has become one of the true giants of country music, and along with Buck Owens helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Telecaster guitars, harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville recordings of the time. After spending his early life drifting in and out of jail Merle attended three of Johnny Cash's concerts at San Quentin Prison. Seeing Cash perform inspired Haggard to straighten up and pursue his singing career.

Perhaps Merle came to prominence to many in 1966 with 'Swinging Doors' and 'The Bottle Let Me Down'. Although not his first hits, they were among three hits he had that year in the Top Ten. Later hits followed, including 'Branded Man', 'I Threw Away the Rose', 'Mama Tried', 'Today I Started Loving You Again', 'Working Man Blues', 'The Fightin' Side of Me', 'Okie from Muskogee' and 'If We Make It Through December'. The last two songs seem also to have had a major impact in America. The former song spoke particularly to political conservatives and to military folk. It perhaps also spoke to majority anti-hippy feelings at the time. The latter song's effect in 1975 is described below.

Merle Haggard was pardoned in 1972 by California Governer Reagan for his past crimes. "If We Make It Through December" was a classic song that really touched the depth of the poverty of some in recession times. In 2005 he released "Chicago Wind" which included an anti Iraq war song.

"Okie From Muskogee" showed his affinity with ordinary rural America. Throughout his career, he seems to have had an affinity with working people and has indeed been described as the (American) working class poet.
In many Interviews Merle said that the Song "Okie From Muskogee" was meant ironically.

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