Okie From Muskogee - Lyrics - George Jones

George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum."

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee, We don't take no trips on LSD; We don't burn no draft cards down on Main Street, But, We love 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. And 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, White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all. --- Instrumental --- Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear, Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen; A football's still the roughest thing on campus, And the kids here still respect the college dean. Now, 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, White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all. White lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all...