Tulare Dust, the Way I Am Songtext
von Merle Haggard and The Strangers

Tulare dust in a farm boy′s nose
Wondering where the freight train goes
Standin' in the field by the railroad track
Cursin′ this strap on my cotton sack

I can see mom and dad with shoulders low
Both of 'em pickin' on a double row
They do it for a livin′ because they must
That′s life like it is in the Tulare dust


The California sun was something new
That winter we arrived in '42
And I can still remember how my daddy cussed
The tumbleweeds here in the Tulare dust

The Valley Fever was a common fate
To the farmworkers here in the Golden State
And I miss Oklahoma, but I′ll stay, if I must
And help make a livin' in the Tulare dust

The Tulare dust in a farm boy′s nose
Wondering where the freight train goes
Standin' in a cotton field by the railroad track
Cursin′ this strap on my cotton sack

I see mom and dad