Merle Haggard – I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me, is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in December 1972 as the first single from the album I Love Dixie Blues. The song was Haggard and The Strangers fourteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It was number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.

Merle Haggard – I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me
From the album I Love Dixie Blues
B-side «I Forget You Every Day»
Released 1973
Genre Country
Length 2:45
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Merle Haggard
Producer(s) Ken Nelson Fuzzy Owen
Producer(s) Kelso Herston

COUNTRYPEDIA

Merle Haggard – I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There’s not much a man can do inside a prisoner
Just take his memory trips and fights the pain
And a word from home can mean so much to a prisoner
It’s been years since that last letter came

[Chorus]
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of mama
And my nights are filled with thoughts of sweet Marie
And old friends I ran around with keep on running through my mind
But I just wonder if they ever think of me
[Verse 2]
I wonder if they know that I’m still living
And still proud to be a part of Uncle Sam
I wonder if they think I died of hunger
In this rotten prison camp in Viet Nam

[Chorus]
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of mama
And my nights are filled with thoughts of sweet Marie
And I remember daddy saying you’ll come back a better man
And I just wonder if they ever think of me

[Outro]
Oh, I just wonder if they ever think of me

GENIUS