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Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me. I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be.
Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
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Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
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Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
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