Merle Haggard - The Way It Was In '51

Chorus / Description : Step back in time to 1951 with Merle Haggard's nostalgic lyrics. Experience the era before rock and roll, when Hank and Lefty ruled the jukeboxes. Remember the good old days and slow dance to the ballads of yesteryear. Discover the charm of drive-in restaurants and carhops in this timeless tribute to a bygone era.

The Way It Was In '51 Lyrics

Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway
Harry Truman was the man who ran the show
The bad Korean war was just beginning
And I was just three years too young to go

Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet
And a service man was proud of what he'd done
And Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox
That's the way it was in '51

There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell
And there's folks around I know, still remember well
Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come
It was a big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop
And that's the way it was in '51

There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell
And there's folks around I know, still remember well
Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come
A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop
And that's the way it was in '51

Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox
Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51

Merle Haggard - The Way It Was In '51 [Karaoke Version]

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