Merle Haggard — Kern river blues

I’m leavin’ town tomorrow Get my breakfast in the sky Well, I’m leavin’ in the early morning Eat my breakfast in the sky Be a donut on a paper Drink my coffee on the fly I’m flying out on a jet plane Gonna leave this town behind I’m flying out on a jet plane Gonna leave this town behind They’ve done moved the city limits Out by the county line Put my head up to the window Watch the city fade away Put my head close to the window Watch Oildale fade away The blues back in the ‘30s Just likе the blues today Therе used to be a river here Runnin’ deep and wide Well, they used to have Kern River Runnin’ deep and wide Then somebody stole the water Another politician lied When you closed down all the honky tonks The city died at night When you closed down all the honky tonks The city died at night When it hurt somebody’s feelings Well, a wrong ain’t never right Well, I’m leaving town forever Kiss an old boxcar goodbye Well, I’m leaving town forever Kiss an old boxcar goodbye I dug my blues down in the river But the old Kern River is dry