Cherokee Maiden

"Cherokee Maiden"
Written by	Cindy Walker
Form	Western swing
Original artist	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Recorded by	(many other artists)

"Cherokee Maiden"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album The Roots of My Raising
B-side	"What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana"
Released	September 6, 1976
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	A-side: Cindy Walker B-side: Dave Kirby
Producer	Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Here Comes the Freedom Train" (1976) "Cherokee Maiden" (1976) "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" (1977)

"Cherokee Maiden" is a Western swing love song written by Cindy Walker. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:

My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so.

And though we're far apart,

I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her,

For anybody else's heart.

"Cherokee Maiden" became one of Walker's first hits when it was recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1941 (OKeh 6568). It has been recorded numerous times since.

Merle Haggard recorded "Cherokee Maiden" in 1976 (Capitol 4326). It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching #1.

Asleep At The Wheel won a Grammy in 2001 for their version of "Cherokee Maiden".

Chart positions (Merle Haggard)

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Bibliography

• Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Among My Souvenirs" by Marty Robbins	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Merle Haggard version) November 6, 1976	Succeeded by "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" by Loretta Lynn
Preceded by "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" by Charley Pride	RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Merle Haggard version) November 27, 1976