Merle Haggard - What Happened? Lyrics

The Hag made country music country music

Referring to 'Pancho & Lefty' as 'Poncho Lefty' really bothered me.

One of the best country singers of all times and now his sons are a lengend to follow. They are a copy of their dad so beautiful

if we are here we dont need to understand what happened to merle , we just wanted to hear a good story

had only one pop hit, who can guess what the song was?

"Are we rolling down hill like a snowball headed for hell?"

My Dad’s favorite musician!

Beautiful beautiful story again, Thankyou ,

My dear old dad loved this music . I was brought up listening to it every night as we sat in his little caravan on the old stone land that belonged to Shanks and Mcewan where he worked in the steelworks as a bulldozer driver . God knows how we got through those hard days but we did . I miss my dad . But I never let a day pass without listening to these old favourites. And dear old mother loved the music she would often play Jim Reeves songs and sit quietly crying . I keep their memories alive by playing their songs .

Nothing happened Merle Haggard he was the king of country music hero more hits than any other country rider had more top 10 records and more top 10 albums than anybody in the poor guy passed away God bless Merle Haggard

Oh! Im sorry. Im so late to know the thing that happened to Mr. Merle Haggard. We remember you always by your songs.

That was a great video, brings a tear to my eye remembering where I was and what I did during the span of Merle Haggards life...Thank you for posting!

Hag is the king!!!!

Wow great tribute thanks for cheering me up😎

My grandfather who later became Sheriff of Kern County had arrested Merle Haggard when he ran to Red Simpson’s house after the nightclub robbery.

Was fortunate to see Merle in hometown before he passed a half a decade ago

Country trash. A boy named Merle. 😍

6:33 Jude law and Benicio del toro? Or these gummies are awesome.

Merle Haggard was a great man. He might be gone but he's not forgotten We Love You Mario or if you're at.

It seems to me that David Allen Coe was the true outlaw. He spent 20 years of his life incarcerated, starting at age 9!

Robert Brandywine he was also a member of the Outlaws MC

Johnny paycheck

@David Ferrell Reading his bio on Wikipedia it sounds like he was pretty much a professional singer starting at age nine. His main brush with the law was shooting a guy in the head that he claimed was an act of self-defense. This was at age 47. Even his big hit "Take this Job and Shove it" was written by David Allan Coe.

I love DAC, I love all his music and his life style but he’s one hell of a man.

I knew a guitarist that played with Merle in the late 1980's and into the 1990's, Clint Strong...red caterpillars.

Good riddance to a Dirt bag.

Why was he a dirt bag.

When I die,
Where ever I go
Pay my tab
Look around
Hope to see
My Farther
Merle Haggard
And Me

AMEND,
Michael House

Wow didn’t know Merle had a Rat Terrier, our beloved Rattie of 16 years was put down on November 13th, 2019, it was horrible, stayed with him until the end, in both me and my wife’s arms! R I P Checkers! 😭😭😭😭

My Father passed away when I was 10 years old, so, I can empathize with Merle, I know what it was like to lose your Father at a young age.

Man does Merle resemble his Father!! Hag, a true Legend, me and a friend went to see his concert , Another True legend, Tammy Wynette opened for him, my friend went looking for Merle’s tour bus, and met him, had coffee with him, lucky bastard , I should have went with him, so I could meet the Hag, dammit!!!

R I P Hag, poet of the common man, his doctor warned him not to go on tour, but he did. Hard to believe that he was incarcerated in San Quentin!

I can’t believe a movie hasn’t been made about his life, the entire story is almost too good to be true. He was in San Quentin when Johnny Cash played, and his record was much more extensive than showed here.

All of you who thumbs down this video can kiss my country ass! Merle was a legend before he died. A musical genius that most people could never comprehend. I knew and loved him my whole life. Thank you for posting

"The warden led a prisoner, down the hallway to his doom, I stood up, to say goodbye like all the rest and I heard him tell the warden, just 'fore he reached my cell, let my guitar playing friend do my request..." Song is so beautifully sad it still pulls at my heartstrings no matter how many times I've hear it.

A life’s LEGEND 🌹👍🇦🇺

In California Now - You Would NOT Even Be Arrested For What Merle Did - Let Alone Serve Any Time !

"Pancho Lefty" ............ seriously?

I got to see Johnny Cash but I'm kicking myself in the rear for not going to see Merle Haggard 15 years ago. I said I'll catch him on the next concert, next thing I know he's dead. Merle played here locally. I messed up!

I saw him in concert. Good show.

Love me some Merle, God Bless you my friend,

Waylon willie merle Johnny all gone

Not willie

OMG buried in California. How sad.

He was from California. he's buried on his ranch in northern CA. your comment is sad.

I miss Merle, but I am glad he is not here to see what country music has become.

He is up there with Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.They were the best.

Had privilege of seeing the man in concert a few times. Became a fan in 1967 and held him as my favorite country singer. Friend of mine had a bumper sticker of Merle for president and Willie for VP. We always laughed about it.

How can you go to negative 5 million dollars in the year 1980! ? Holy shit that must be one fukd up train ride to hell and back. 🤯 I have a true autographed picture of him from the 1990s to Coyotes in Louisville Kentucky.

He was a handsome looking guy

Merle Haggard should have went to Dr. Lederman no cutting, no bleeding, no chemotherapy he's the only doctor that does this in America! His Phone numbers is 212 Choices he is at 38th and Broadway in Manhattan! He treats cancer from head to toe anywhere in the body, from brain cancer to toe cancer with no surgery and no hospital! He is on WOR AM every night at midnight! He sees people from all over the world he's been doing this over 30 years! He treating my ex-girlfriend of throat cancer and got rid and he treated President Carter of brain cancer and got rid of it!

Never forget me and My Dad listening to Merle Haggard on The "Country K" in South Florida growing up. My dad was just a good ole country boy at heart and loved that generation of Country Music singers. Looking back - they are true legends. Miss them and Miss My Dad especially today on Christmas Day 2019.

In the 60s and 70s we kids used to make fun of my dad’s music, like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Loretta, Patsy, Cline. We didn’t think it was “cool”. But secretly we liked it.

Man I got extreme existential dread at the end of this.

My dog would whop these pussy ass rappers

Merle did not escape WITH Rabbit and was NOT captured soon after! Read his book that’s NOT what he says! He says he could have gone with him easily but Rabbit told him he shouldn’t because he could go somewhere with his talent and would eventually get out.... let’s get our Merle facts straight please!

A very honest man

What's with the audio in the beginning?

Would U do the story about Waylon Jennings ?

When I was a little kid my dad was a truck driver.. every summer he would take me on a trip with him... He had an 8-track with Merle Haggard Johnny Cash Bobby Goldsboro Marty Robbins Tammy wynette George Jones Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty..... But my favorite was Merle Haggard," Mama tried".... Later on when I grow up. My favorite songs by Haggard was "The way I am" and "Pancho and Lefty"...... I miss my dad and I miss Haggard too.......

excuse me... did merle haggard just say clout??

Love Merle Haggard a true outlaw legend.

Long live the Hag 🙏🏻

Wow he died on his birthday !!  Nick Sr. loved him  ,, truck driving & country singing.

He became the greatest ever.

A true legend.

No mention of him being a hobo and riding the rails?

I spent some time with Merle's Xwife Leona Williams this past year...We had a great conversation about the past

He is the man 他的故事仍在

Diep onder de indruk van deze zanger . Rust in vrede Merle .

Those singer songwriters will have their music reborn soon. We're currently going through a resurgence of Rock & Roll and in time it will backtrack to country. Merle's music will be rediscovered.

Good video and biography only problem I have is that there Is over 200 people that dislike the video screw them.

He was such a handsome man, with an exceptional voice! Very nice tribute!

Watching & enjoying from NSW Australia.

Great country singer.

Listen in real mono (left and right channel mixed) to the beginning and 2:48 :)

Has tickets to hear him in Jonesboro, Ark but he cancelled and died less than two weeks later. I'm mainly into Indie rock, but I'm a huge Merle Haggard fan, except for that Okie song.

Pardon me while I get drunk because my wife left me because I am a drunk. They do not make them like this anymore.

Haggard was known for celebrating failure. His songs were mostly about failure and always sounded like whining.

He got the old

I don't always listen to country, but when I do Merle Haggard is bumped and my neighbors hear it too.

Great video

One of the greatest! All these years his name is still known, revered, and spoken in songs.

He was my favorite
RIP Hag

The greatest male voice of any genre! Yes, even better than Frank!

Mr, Merle Haggard , was/is. The greatest writer and singer of country songs , SECOND TO NONE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 OOOOHRAAAH,,

Merle the pearl!

Love 💖 voice 🙏🏾

I find it odd that you talk about his wives but mention one word about his children. Why is that?

I watched this preform in Beaumont Texas, and the place was packed..We ALL loved this man and he will be missed.. Texas

He’s feeding the earth worms.

And so shall you

Left out a couple real country songs. But OK.

Always loved country-western music (I got my reasons). I could die in peace, relax or simply go to sleep, listening to merle haggard, Charlie pride, Tammy wynette, hawshawk Hawkins, etc, wouldn't matter if they were singing one of their own songs, or a mother-goose nursery rhyme. Can't stand this crap coming out today, since the mid-80's. 'Young country'? Give me a break.

He reminds me so much of Georgia Florida line, said no one ever

elvis smith I was gonna say😂

put the hate you got somwhere else bimbo.

Magne Høiberg we got a Florida Georgia Line fan everyone

I saw meme of Merle , at the top it said Florida Georgia Line and at the bottom it said ... “I think I pissed there once!”🤣🤣🤣

Merle!!!! One of the greatest singers God ever created.... just try feeling this guys shoes...

merle is what country lost and will never get back I believe what country music did to these great ones is like what george jones once said when asked what he listened to on radio jones said " I dont listen to it much to it anymore since they cut us all off on the radio also ..merle- on we dont smoke marijuana in ...>haggard gave all that anti stuff weed stuff up after he found a guy named willie to be smoking buddies with ..check out- it's all goin to pot YouTube

Branded Man and Sing Me Back Home, the two greatest prison songs of all time! Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash and I'm The only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) by Johnny Paycheck are a close tie for third. Damn I miss ole Merle Haggard, like the George Jones song goes Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? No one, Merle was one of a kind RIP.

Do Waylon Jennings

always my hero

My grandpa is similar to Merle his family moved from Oklahoma to California during the dust bowl, homeless

Interesting that when they touch upon the lost drinking-druug years they zoom in at 7:35 with a picture of Ohio's own Johnny Paycheck sitting with Merle. Paycheck was a true artist, and underrated. RIP Lefty.

I remember Prince and Merle died about the same time. Rolling Stone and all the big publications just talked about how wonderful Prince was and never mentioned Merle, who had more talent in his little finger than Prince had in his whole body.

I wonder what happen to Kenny Roger, I can't find from you video.

I pray someday l can shake his hand and thank him for his music

Merls sons, from different wife's, all look and sound just like him...especially Ben his you youngest...looking forward to seeing Meryl again in heaven along with other greats who are gone now.

What a life may he rest in peace arms.

The song Wishing All These Old Things Were New by Merle is right up there with Johnny Cash cover of Hurt

Rest In Peace Mr. Merle Haggard.

Much respect to this man and from what I hear from every bonfire I visit and friends who visit mine his songs will always be played and loved