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Okie From Muskogee, by Merle Haggard.

“Siri, show me the complete opposite of yesterday’s song.”

This song is a song. That much is true. As you might notice from the interjections, I am singing it ironically. I have no plans to apologize to Merle Haggard or to Muskogee, Oklahoma, but it’s a fun song, either way. Frankly, I suspect Merle might’ve been singing it a little ironically, too. Although he does sound really earnest and kind in the original, to be fair.

Mama Tried, by Merle Haggard.

See, the really fun thing about this song for me is that I turned 21 in jail after a typical 1990s animal rights protest went sideways in a typical way, so I have just the merest smidgen of street credit. Right, Merle? …Merle? [ducks]

It’s a downright fun singalong, too, especially if you only know the chorus.

I’ll be back in the home office tomorrow night, so this is farewell to the happy hour porch.