Pretty much every Merle Haggard tune had better lyrics. Merle never wrote or sang a bad song.
Steve.
Merle wrote a lot of really good songs but he did sing some that weren't much. Some of the Tommy Collins songs come to mind. I had a friend who used to say about Merle: "Why settle for fifty percent when you can get a hundred." He was comparing Merle to Hank Sr. I'd have to agree on that as far as consistency but I do love a lot of Merle's songs.
Prince was a very good musician and could play a lot of instruments well. The lyrics to his songs were not as good as his musical skills.
