My Rough And Rowdy Ways Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
My Rough And Rowdy Ways
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by Jimmie Rodgers
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For years and years I rambled I
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drank my wine and
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gambled
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But one day I t
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hought I would
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settle
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down
I had met a perfect lady
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she said she'd be my
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baby
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We'd build a cottage in the old home
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town
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But somehow I can't give up my good old rambling ways
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the railroad trains are calling me
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away
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may be rough I
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may be wild
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may be tough but that's just my style
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can't give up my
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good old rough and
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rowdy
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ways
But somehow I can't give up my good old rambling ways
Lord
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the railroad trains are calling me
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away
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may be rough I
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may be wild
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may be tough but that's just my style
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can't give up my
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good old rough and
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rowdy
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ways
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Rough And Rowdy Ways?
- The song My Rough And Rowdy Ways was sang by Merle Haggard.
Who is Merle Haggard?
- Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti-Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
