Right or Left at Oak Street Song Lyrics and Chords
Right or Left at Oak Street Song Lyrics and Chords by Roy Clark
Right or Left at Oak Street
Recorded by Roy Clark
Written by Charlie Williams and Joe Nixon
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seven this
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morning
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breakfast
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know what the
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a new swimming pool
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s job i
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s not good a
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wife dresses
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me
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school at
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drop off the kids at the gate
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past the clock
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outside the
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stop sign at
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Oak
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turn right
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like I always
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leave it
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e I face eve
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ryday
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take me to
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one life
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e best way
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Right or Left at Oak Street?
- The song Right or Left at Oak Street was sang by Roy Clark.
Who is Roy Clark?
- Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 - November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre.
During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and, in 2009, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He published his autobiography, My Life—in Spite of Myself, in 1994.