# Haggard Merle | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 00:29 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Haggard Merle
- Visible lyric pages: 177

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `haggard-merle`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 00:29 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-18cb3dabac93b17e
- Visible lyric pages: 177
- Pages with stored lyric text: 177
- Video-backed song pages: 58
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 161439
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 267
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers, Brain Cloudy Blues, Every Fool Has A Rainbow, Better Off When I Was Hungry, Daddy Frank, Easy come, easy go, Here In Frisco, and A Good Year For The Roses
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Merle Haggard was born in Bakersfield, California in 1937. He grew up with an ear for country and blues, and by the early 1960s he'd caught the attention of producer Buck Owens, who signed him to Capitol Records. His debut album 'Strangers' came out in 1965, and he followed it with records like 'Swinging Doors' and 'Okie from Muskogee' that helped define the Bakersfield sound. Haggard wrote songs that felt...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/all-my-friends-are-gonna-be-strangers
2. Brain Cloudy Blues — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/brain-cloudy-blues
3. Every Fool Has A Rainbow — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/every-fool-has-a-rainbow
4. Better Off When I Was Hungry — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/better-off-when-i-was-hungry
5. Daddy Frank — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/daddy-frank
6. Easy come, easy go — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/easy-come-easy-go
7. Here In Frisco — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/here-in-frisco
8. A Good Year For The Roses — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/a-good-year-for-the-roses
9. A Place To Fall Apart — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/a-place-to-fall-apart
10. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/all-of-me-belongs-to-you
11. Amazing Grace — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/amazing-grace
12. Back To The Barrooms Again — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/back-to-the-barrooms-again
13. Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/bobby-wants-a-puppy-dog-for-christmas
14. Branded Man — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/branded-man
15. California Blues (Blue Yodel #4) — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/california-blues-blue-yodel-4
16. California Cottonfields — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/california-cottonfields
17. Carolyn — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/carolyn
18. Dream — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/dream
19. Everybody's Had The Blues — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/everybody-s-had-the-blues
20. Footlights — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/footlights
21. Ghost Story — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/ghost-story
22. Girl Who Made Me Laugh — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/girl-who-made-me-laugh
23. Here Comes The Freedom — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/here-comes-the-freedom
24. High On A Hilltop — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/high-on-a-hilltop
25. Holding Things Together — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/holding-things-together
26. I Always Get Lucky With You — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-always-get-lucky-with-you
27. I Came So Close To Losing — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-came-so-close-to-losing
28. I Can't Hold Myself In Line — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-can-t-hold-myself-in-line
29. I Don't Want To Sober Up Tonight — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-don-t-want-to-sober-up-tonight
30. I Forget You Every Day — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-forget-you-every-day
31. I Started Loving You Again — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-started-loving-you-again
32. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-think-i-ll-just-stay-here-and-drink
33. I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-wonder-if-they-ever-think-of-me
34. I'll Always Know — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-ll-always-know
35. I'll Be A Hero (When I Strike) — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-ll-be-a-hero-when-i-strike
36. I'll Look Over You — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/i-ll-look-over-you
37. If I Had Left It Up To You — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/if-i-had-left-it-up-to-you
38. If We Make It Through December — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/if-we-make-it-through-december
39. If Were Not Back In Love By Monday — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/if-were-not-back-in-love-by-monday
40. In My Next Life — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-merle/in-my-next-life