Written by Haggard and Roy Edward Burris (drummer for Haggard's backing band, The Strangers during the height of the Vietnam War, "Okie from Muskogee" grew from the two trading one-liners about small-town life, where conservative values were the norm and outsiders with ideals contrary to those ways were unwelcome. In the song, the singer reflects on how proud he is to hail from Middle America, where its residents were patriotic and did not smoke marijuana, take LSD, wear beads and sandals, burn draft cards, or challenge authority. A part of my history growing up. Thanks for listening and your comment.