Oklahoma Proud Poem by Patricia Kelley

I’m Oklahoma proud!
I just want to shout it out real loud.
Oklahomans are a breed of their own.
They’re the good ole country folks that will come together to save their town.
You’ll see all the good ole Christian folks all around.
They’ll be raking.
They’ll be shaking.
Lifting your problems right off of you,
I guess you could say.
This is what makes Oklahomans strong.
Oklahomans know when one of their own has been done wrong.
It’s part of our Oklahoma song.
We look after one another.
In Oklahoma were all sisters and brothers.
And every elderly woman is your mother.
Again, this is what keeps us all together.
Oklahomans have been through their trials.
We take notice when one is broken and can’t smile.
Oklahomans will walk a mile to help a brother in trouble.
And help him remove all the tornado rubble.
Showing up with their work crew; working pass curfew.
They’ll work hard all day to save more than a few.
I’ve heard it said that Oklahomans bleed red white and blue.
Why, we even have one on the View.
To give some Oklahomans a break,
Yeah that would be our good ole boy Blake.
He likes to shake it up now and then.
He really gets excited when his team wins.
Then we have sweet Carrie that has a voice that sounds like it’s from heaven.
You can drift away and forget it’s almost eleven.
When Jesus Takes the Wheel,
Then there’s Blake’s wife Miranda that sets them all straight.
Making everything great!
Then Oklahoma has Reba.
She’s Oklahoma’s own Queen Sheba.
Then there’s Garth Brooks.
He’s married to Trisha who likes to cook.
Then there’s Vince Gill.
He seems so real.
When he sings, he’ll make you kick up your heels.
Then there’s Toby he’s always looking to make a business deal.
Opening restaurants and grills,
This is where he gets his thrills.
Oklahoma has a lot of born talent.
They’re all Oklahomans gallant.
When Oklahoma cries!
They cry!
That’s what makes Oklahomans strong.
When one cries we all cry!
It’s part of being Oklahoma strong.
Oklahomans aren’t too strong to cry.
We come from the Heartland's of America.
We know all about broken hearts!