Merle Haggard: I Am What I Am Lyrics

I’m no longer a fugitive
And I’m not on the land
And I’m just around
I am what I am

I do what I do
‘Cause I do give a damn
And I’m not a tramp and I’m not a drifter
I am what I am

I won’t be a slave
And I won’t be a prisoner
I’m just a nephew
To today’s Uncle Sam

I believe Jesus is God
And the pig is just ham
And I’m just a seeker, I’m just a sinner
And I’ll be what I am

I won’t be a slave
And I won’t be a prisoner
And I’m just a nephew
To today’s Uncle Sam

I believe Jesus is God
And a pig is just ham
And I’m just a seeker, I’m just a sinner
I am what I am