"Mighty Oak Trees" by Hank Williams Jr.

Continuing our series of posts of poems that feature oaks: the lyrics of a country song that likens faithful friends to a stand of oak trees.

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Mighty Oak Trees

Like mighty oak trees
They line a shaded well-worn path
They're the souls that have walked beside me
And I can see that looking back
Friends that stood by me
Right up to the last
Like mighty oak trees
That help me walk this well-worn path

Down by the waters
Of a stream that never ends
They shelter me from the noonday sun
And guard me from the wind
I close my eyes and I can
See them all once again
Like mighty oak trees
Down by that stream that never ends

Strong and always there when I
Needed them the most
You know they're rooted way down
Deep in my soul
I think about them all the time
When I'm out on the road
And every night when I lay down I know
I'm looking up at mighty oak trees

Like mighty oak trees
They have stood the test of time
They were always there to lean on
When strength was hard to find
I just hope that one day
You're lucky enough to find
Mighty oak trees
Mighty oak trees like those
Rowdy friends of mine

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Hank Williams Jr. was born Randall Hank Williams on May 26, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son and namesake of country music pioneer Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr.'s style combined country with Southern rock and blues. Read more