<Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" (1980) </Td> <Td> "Leonard" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Rainbow Stew" (1981) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" (1980) </Td> <Td> "Leonard" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Rainbow Stew" (1981) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Leonard" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard . The song is a tribute to songwriter Tommy Collins . It was released in February 1981 as the third single from the album Back to the Barrooms . The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . </P> <P> Tommy Collins birth name, Leonard Raymond Sipes, was the source of the song's title and like Haggard, was also songwriter with Oklahoma roots . He wrote "Carolyn" and "The Roots of My Raising" for Haggard . </P>

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