Haggard, Merle - The Way It Was In '51 Lyrics

Sure it's gone but never forgotten

Great Music.

Thats how it was in 51

Your my "Favorite Country" singer Merle Haggard...Miss U LOTS!!!!....😭

Im. Too crazy ovr your song "Big City"...Wow it's "AWESOME"

So nice to hear this one again! Thanks.

Love him and God bless you and him and family

Love this man and his choice of music perfect for all real country fans

I have this album I've had it sense i was 6 years old

Great song, however they should have somehow put the #1 hit maker of the fifties Webb Pierce in there . He was more popular than any singer in the 50s

Listening to "White Line Fever" on 8 track in my daddy's old motorhome. Gas was 35 cents a gallon and the future was yet to be. Now Merle and his music are gone and the future soon will be for those of us who are left that remember. I grieve for the past.

Merle Haggard is the greatest country writer of all time. No question. No doubt. Merle was and will always be the master; he knew EXACTLY how to tell a story in a song... we will all miss him forever, but I hope we keep him alive.

Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway
Harry Truman was the man who ran the show
The bad Korean war was just beginning
And I was just three years too young to go

Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet
And a service man was proud of what he'd done
Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox
That's the way it was in '51

There's so much about
the good old days I'd love to tell
And there's folks around I know still remember well

Slow dancin' close together
when a ballad played 'Cause a thing called,
'Rock and Roll' was yet to come
It was a big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop
that's the way it was in '51
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There's so much about
the good old days I'd love to tell
And there's folks around I know still remember well
Slow dancin' close together
when a ballad played 'Cause a thing called,
'Rock and Roll' was yet to come

A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop
And that's the way it was in '51
Yes Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox
Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51.....

Some country songs are almost like a history lesson.

this was back when the engineers waved from the trains, remember?

If you really love country music please listen to some classic songs. Best among them all.

What A Great Singer Merle Haggard is with A Lot of Great Song's .

What a good song too bad Merle is gone sure loved to hes him sing. Rest in peace Merle

just a couple of years before hank's death yeah merle your time & mine

serverin time with merle i'll bet this song sure brings us both 2 that time 909 618 3959 chris

Must have seen him a hundred times,...his shows were often FREE!

Adsense and those who make us watch commercials first suck C*CK

I was 3 in 51

gotcha beat I was 5 lol

He was my Grandmother and Mine as well.

Good music, boring video.

CLASSIC!

I was born in 1951 Nov. 6th, so I like this.

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Merle was mine and my Dad's Favorite! When he sat and drank on the back porch, I was the record changer! Dad and I would sing Merle's songs as he drank a beer and Mom cooked supper! Those were wonderful days!

Rhonda Boncutter - greatness / the Hag

Muito show

Gosto muito do merle

TheMarfinew e

There's nothing better than a Merle Haggard song any day any time with a cold beer or a hot cup of coffee Merle is the best working man's best friend I'm a truck driver still listening to Merle Haggard October 21st 2019 rest in peace buddy thank you for all you do great songs and memories but you gave us and all these good people that's posted

Charley Pride has an excellent cover of the song!.

He certainly does. Love me some Charley Pride.

i live in redding calif............merle still lives hear..................every day........in music..and in spirit...a legend

Real Country...

We lost an intire way of life when we lost all them good old country singers and writer the USA will never be that way again they wrote and sang from memorys they lived or heard about and all them sang the greatest gospel songs what people call music today I can't even understand I can't for the life of me even begin to listen to rap it's not where the beef it's where tje music all I ever hear is mumbling very little instrumentally sounds like the steel giture Fiddler bass dobro bango piano keyboard and horns and we wounder why our country is the going to pot right willie i know people my age that never heard of George Jones just sad to see what we stand for today I don't believe any President can make the USA great again I believe it is going to take all of us that can read between the lines and past all the political bullshit and not be afraid to stand up to politics on capitol hill in Washington dc and tell like it is the way all the country singers did all the way back to hank sr and not worry about what a fan might think if they said the wrong thing or admitt to using a drug or alcohol but reach out to maybe help someone else going through the same thing or sing about a cowboy or girl and just let them know that we are not going let them use party lines to keep us devided any longer we have been writing bills passing new laws for over 2 hundred years one party the patriots and when we need heath cAre or pension plan or a raise we get the smartest people that can set down and study the problem and come up with a plan that is affordable and work's for every not the rich or the poor or middle class there so many things that we could do to make sure our grandchildren have a land called the good USA hotdogs cherry pie country music hero mom and dad anyway just sad to see it all on drugs gambling addiction no good for the community

Dale, You grew up like me! Loved all the old singers!

I remember them using punctuation and grammar back in 51

Love ❤️ this man and his music. He will be missed. 💔💔💔💔

Thanks for posting this never heard it before, a country legend is Merle

if u liked this u sure will.like turn it on turn it on turn it on tom t. hall

The King!!!

Grandissima. Musica. Bellissima mario

I was fortunate to see him at the Memphis collision in the 70s. Great singer, and performance. He is missed, and I agree that country has passed away.

And disaster can still be avoided, I know! Please, my beautiful sister. Please!

#HarryTruman
#BessYouIsMyWomanNow
#IHope #ULove
#Strawberries

Ole Merles song, "Jesus take a hold" is another dandy and its so true.

Amen. Merle.

I got to see the Hag a few months before he passed away in Lakeland Fl. A great entertainer.

none better

Shades of 'Fightin' side of me'.........

He'll never be gone. A true legend in real country music.

A great singer and a great American R. I.P.

brings me back home thank u merle

It should be "a thing called rap had yet to come"

come pick up your dog before i blow his head off

ill report you to the township

we are leaving from denbigh you cowards anyway

The good ole days for me were in the 80's

awful big boots to fill

RIP Merle

leave me subscribed I am a trure fan it is my last name heggart

RIP Merle, my mom worked as a car hop in a restaurant, reminds me of her.

THANK YOU

I was 14 when merles first album Stangers came out.Iwas devastated when he died.

Does anyone recognize the reference to "A big year for a drive-in restaurant carhop?" With a little investigation it could be Tempest Storm, but am curious if anyone really knows.

From the mid 50s to the mid 60s there was drive in restaurants where you ate in your car and girls called carhops would take your order and bring your order out to you. Here in salt lake city there was 4 of them.

you were a loser then still are i went and bought it back for the same price 1200 dollars

Mr. Bunch , you nailed it on the. for that time period.

I remember this era very well me and merle are the same age. this shit they call country today is little more than shit and an insult to artists like merle, cash, hank as well as many others who are gone now but not soon to be forgotten.

learned 2 play like merle in prison not the same one though

I've always loved Merle's prison songs!!!! But talk about americana....

served time with merle taught me the guitar

I really love this guy now this is true country music far better than the shit they call country today

Teejay481 shit by any other name is still shit

yeah u got that right really the true past our's anyway

I want to.requedt a song by George Strait called " Coca. Cola Cowboy" I really love it. Louise

I WOULD LIKE LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF. MAC WISEMAN'S
SONGS FROM THE '50'S you Louise

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Back in the good old days....when times were bad. One of my favorite Hag tunes that appeared on Merle's 1978 album titled, "The Way It Was In '51".

nothing

yeah 1973 is still on your plate

yeah sure you were in on it the kellers trying to push our charger over the bank at denbigh hall

sure gonna be missed

GREAT TUNE

The Way it is in 2016 !!!!!!   No WAYLON. GEORGE. MERLE JOHNNY VERN.  CONWAY and KEITH. Seems COUNTRY is gone for ever,   Sad but through !!!!!!!!!!!    It will never be the same!!!!!!!!

they will always be other people who come along that life

Keep on keeping on

hankjr,hank3shooter,jameyj,alanj,george strait,garth?

Sad but true.

tony gonzales - not like Merle

Merle died today. RIP Merle.... RIP Country Music... 4/6/2016

Rest In Peace. Hevean’s choir just got another amazing voice too sing in it.

I WAS GOING TO SEE HIM IN MACON GEORGIA WHEN HE GOT SICK BUT NEVER DID MY LOSE RIP GREAT SINGER

I was fortunate enough to see Merle not long before his death in Lakeland ,fl. What a great entertainer he was along with his band,

mouse man

Rainbow. Steward. Merle. Haggard

mouse man hell yeah.waylons my fav but merle is my drinking pal love this song

merles the best

Rodney Crafton

...and Merrill’s the rest.

so true in what he sings in this song

He is one of the Best I seen in New Haven, CT.

that was the best time in my life country music was going great

We love you Merle

I know my mom loves this song so we are both sitting here together listening to it..thanks..migwetc!

In the good old days..when times were bad..Great song Merle.

Hagfan789 to go

i want my push mower my three wheelers are going no were

I grew up in the 60's , my mom was always listening to country music of Merles' just want to thank you for sharing, this is a beautiful song written by the best song writer ever.

this one, kern river, wakeup and the way I am are the Best WOW

loved merle when I WAS 15, love him at 65 , and always will! HE's still the BEST!

I loved Merle when he started , loved him at 65 and now at 77 and will til 87 if God allows

This was one of my grandfather's favorite songs, every time I hear it, it reminds me of him.

Love this song<3<3

That was true side of life in those days, I was born in 1950 and grew up on those songs from the Country Showbands here in Ireland, they were the first to play Country music for us, in later years we heard the American singers on the eight track tapes and a new world was opened up to us. From then it was sheer bliss to Country Music lovers here and to stil lbe able enjoy them still to this day is priceless, keep posting and keep Country Alive.

HERE IS A GOOD ONE THAT HAGG DOES JOB ON TLC JONESBORO,ARKANSAS

QWZXM- country music live forever, thats why i love it! thanks for your thoughts too and R.I.P to your parents! Good day and God Bless!

ddcted this song to my dad!!! R.I.P DAD!!!

my dad played and sang this to me for years.i miss him.

the malpass brothers are touring with haggard and they do this one look up malpass brothers

All of his songs sound just like life's experience.
A lot of them sounds just like my life story.
HE CAN NEVER BE REEPLACED!!!!!

Laura Cobb amen

A big year for me! The first of many. So I love this song.

"the root of my raising run free" bohonk

ha does he rellay need it

thanks much

you certainly are welcome 10 four over and out

the best

what is the name of the song by merle about a blacktop road he was going home and his dad was holding a picture of his mother cant think the name of it

roots of my rising....

illpoison you holden

i am so mad i cant see