Merle Haggard – “Nobody Knows But Me” (Live at The Johnny Cash Show)

Enjoy this Merle Haggard classic song he performed live at The Johnny Cash Show. It’s called “Nobody Knows But Me.” It is part of his album “Same Train, A Different Time” released in 1969.

About Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard, in full Merle Ronald Haggard, (born April 6, 1937, Oildale, California, U.S.—died April 6, 2016, near Redding, California), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, one of the most popular country music performers of the late 20th century, with nearly 40 number one country hits between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.

Haggard won numerous awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and in 1984 he captured a Grammy Award for best country vocal performance for “That’s the Way Love Goes.” He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2007). In 2010 Haggard was named a Kennedy Center honoree. (Source: Britanicca)

More Songs of Merle Haggard:

• “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink” – A Merle Haggard Beautiful Classic Song [Live from Austin, TX]
• Merle Haggard’s Inspiring Song “Natural High” (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
• Merle Haggard Classic: “Mama Tried” Live Performance in Austin, Texas
• Merle Haggard Classic: “Listening To The Wind” (Live Performance)
• Lovely Duet of Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens – “Today I Started Loving You Again”
• Merle Haggard – “One Day At A Time” (Country Gospel Song)
• Legendary Country Singer Merle Haggard Sings “The Old Rugged Cross” Gospel Hymn

Nobody Knows but Me Lyrics

Song by Merle Haggard

Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls
The jailerman turns that big black key that’s when your spirit falls
You drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars
This is what you’ll say.

Hey why did I stray from the righteous path, nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh but I don’t need your sympathy
For after I’ve paid for the liquor I’ve stole
I’ll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me.

When you realize that you’re all alone seated in a two-by-four
That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain’t been there before
Well you’re locked up tight but they treat you fair
You get everything that you need in there
That’s just why you’ll say.

Well, why did I stray from the righteous path, nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh but I don’t need your sympathy
For after I’ve paid for the liquor I’ve stole
I’ll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me.

Nobody knows but me…

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