Good Old American Guest
Song Information
Song Title
Good Old American Guest
Song Origin
Cover
Written By
Traditional
Made Famous By
Merle Haggard
Song Stats
Shortest Version
03:41 (2025-02-13)
Longest Version
05:50 (2024-07-04)
Total Times Played
15
Longest Gap
2023-10-3136 2024-02-06
Longest Streak
Song Charts
Shows with Good Old American Guest
  • The Hamilton - Washington, District of Columbia 2025-03-13
    Set One
    Good Old American Guest, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Half Moon Night > , Cosmic Country Gardens, Foggy Mountain Top, Faded Lovin', Prairie Spin
    Set Two
    Down By The Riverside 1, Down Bedford, Playing Your Game 2, Boogie Man, Sweet Melinda > , Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Dance In The Desert 3
    Encore
    Dark Hollow
  • Kenny's Westside Pub - Peoria, Illinois 2025-03-06
    Set One
    Act Naturally , Good Old American Guest, Foggy Mountain Top, Gotta Get Southbound, Faded Lovin', Yonder, Sugar Shack 1, See Through
    Set Two
    Workin' Man Blues, Walkin’ The Dog, Sittin' On Top Of World > , Arkansas Traveler, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Free Wheelin' > 2, Everybody's Talkin' > , Weathervane, Are You Ready For The Country, Chore
    Encore
    Railroad Bill, Honky Tonkin’
  • Felton Music Hall - Felton, California 2025-02-13
    Set One
    White Lightning 1, Fox On The Run, Darlin’ Cory 2, Justice > , Jessica, Why You Been Gone So Long, Love's Gonna Live Here, Passing Storm, Country Pie
    Set Two
    Respect 3, Dance In The Desert > 4, A Horse With No Name, Forgotten Days > , Dance In The Desert (Reprise) 4, Playing Your Game 2 5, Boogie Man, Good Old American Guest, See Through 2, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train
    Encore
    Half Moon Night, Workin' Man Blues
  • Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom - Denver, Colorado 2024-11-15
    Set One
    Rose In A Garden, Cosmic Country Gardens, Good Old American Guest > , Translation > , Sittin' On Top Of World > , The Gold Rush, See Through > , Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Sugar Shack 1, Boogie Man > , Chore
    Encore *
    Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (FTP) > 2, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Highwayman (FTP) 3
  • Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, New York 2024-10-25
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Half Moon Night > , Arkansas Traveler, Good Old American Guest, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Lady Justice, Free Wheelin' > 1, Everybody's Talkin' > , Weathervane
    Set Two
    Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 2, Got My Mojo Workin' 3, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Tumbling Tumbleweeds > , Dance In The Desert 2
    Encore 4
    Box Of Rain (FTP) > 5, Samson And Delilah
  • Charleston Pour House - Charleston, South Carolina 2024-09-28
    Set One
    Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Alabama Jubilee, 'Til The Daylight, Good Old American Guest, Big Iron > , Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Sugar Shack 1, Long Black Veil, For A Long Time > 2, Chore 3
    Set Two
    Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Tell Me I’m A Lover, Always Been A Lover, Gotta Get Southbound > , Double Exposure 3, Passing Storm, Edge Of The Mountain 4, Dance In The Desert 3
    Encore
    I’ve Been Working On The Railroad > 5, Nighttime In The Switching Yard > , Why You Been Gone So Long
  • The Stone Pony Summer Stage - Asbury Park, New Jersey 2024-07-04
    Set One
    Ain’t Living Long Like This, Justice > , Jessica, Sugar Shack 1 2, Good Old American Guest 1, Half Moon Night > , Arkansas Traveler, Ten Feet Of Rope > 3, Double Exposure
  • 4 Peaks Music Festival - Bend, Oregon 2024-06-21
    Set One
    Good Old American Guest, Translation, Workin' Man Blues, Gotta Get Southbound, Tell Me I’m A Lover 1, Passing Storm, Lady Justice, Running Gun > , Darlin’ Cory > , Arkansas Traveler, Rose In A Garden, Free Wheelin' 2, Weathervane > 3, Sugar Leg Rag 3, Edge Of The Mountain 4
    Encore
    Half Moon Night
  • Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater - Vail, Colorado 2024-06-07
    Set One
    Chore, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Rose In A Garden, Good Old American Guest, Translation, Free Wheelin' > 1, Got My Mojo Workin' 2, Tumbling Tumbleweeds > , Dance In The Desert 3 4
  • Daze Between At Faubourg Brewing Co. - New Orleans, Louisiana 2024-05-01
    Set One
    Good Old American Guest, Workin' Man Blues, Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Sugar Shack 1, Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Playing Your Game > 2, Dance In The Desert, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
Lyrics

Well, I'm longing to ride on a freight train

Pull a slouch hat down low on my ears

I'm yearning to leave this old town on the fly

And lose all my troubles and cares


In this day of airplanes and highways

Hey the slow way is sometimes the best

I'm longing to ride on a freight train

And be a good old American guest


Yes I want to live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for

And spend a few days headed west

I'm longing to ride on a freight train

And be a good old American guest


Well, the pressures of life they got to me

And they got down deep in my soul

I'm tired of the rat race, want to go back to the slow pace

And hear a fast freight rattle and roll


I want to live out my days like a hobo

And take myself that long-needed rest

I'm longing to ride on a freight train

And be a good old American guest


Yes I want to live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for

And spend a few days headed west

I'm longing to ride on a freight train

And be a good old American guest