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Jack Guthrie "Oklahoma Hills"

1994 | Genre: Folk | Songwriter

The photo above is Jack and Woody Guthrie in California during 1937.

Story behind the 'Oklahoma Hills' song:

Letter written by Wava Guthrie Blake to Dorothy Horstman on November 1, 1973 reprinted in Dorothy Horstman's Book, "Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy" in 1976 on Page 343.

"Leon (Jack) and I left Oklahoma when we were kids and went to Texas. He loved horses and rode rodeo until he was thrown off a horse and hurt his back. He and Woody teamed up and had a radio show together over KFVD in Los Angeles. In fact I think they used it as their theme song. Leon got a recording contract with Capitol Records and recorded it. He was overseas when it was published and released, and when he came back, Woody sued him for the money he had received. Woody let him know that the money didn't mean anything to him; he just wanted to get his break. They signed a contract, and Leon didn't get any more money until Woody had gotten as much as he did. There is a controversy over who wrote this song, and I really don't know why there should be. It has always been my impression that Woody wrote the words and Leon wrote the music."

Oklahoma Hills Lyrics:

Many a month has come and gone

Since I wandered from my home

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born.

Many a page of life has turned,

Many a lesson I have learned;

Well, I feel like in those hills I still belong.

CHORUS:

'Way down yonder in the Indian Nation

Ridin' my pony on the reservation,

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born.

Now, 'way down yonder in the Indian Nation,

A cowboy's life is my occupation,

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born.

But as I sit here today,

Many miles I am away

From a place I rode my pony through the draw,

While the oak and blackjack trees

Kiss the playful prairie breeze,

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born.

CHORUS

Now as I turn life a page

To the land of the great Osage

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born,

While the black oil it rolls and flows

And the snow-white cotton grows

In those Oklahoma hills where I was born.

Track List:

01 - Oklahoma Hills

02 - When The Cactus Is In Bloom

03 - Next To The Soil

04 - Shame On You

05 - I'm Brandin' My Darlin' With My Heart

06 - Careless Darlin'

07 - Oakie Boogie

08 - In The Shadows Of My Heart

09 - For Oklahoma, I'm Yearnin'

10 - No Need To Knock On My Door

11 - Shut That Gate

12 - I'm Tellin' You

13 - Chained To A Memory

14 - Look Out For The Crossing

15 - Dallas Darlin'

16 - Colorado Blues

17 - Welcome Home Stranger

18 - I Still Love You As I Did In Yesterday

19 - Oklahoma's Calling

20 - The Clouds Rained Trouble Down

21 - Answer To Moonlight And Skies

22 - Please, Oh Please

23 - I Loved You Once But I Can't Trust You Now

24 - Out Of Sight - Out Of Mind

25 - I'm Building A Stairway To Heaven

26 - Ida Red

27 - I Told You Once

28 - San Antonio Rose

29 - You Laughed And I Cried Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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