[1] The song is a condensed biography of the famed outlaw duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, starting from the time they met to their violent death in an ambush.

A ballad composed by Haggard and Bonnie Owens, the song neither charted on its own as a single nor was listed as a flip-side "tag-along" hit.

Nonetheless, "Today I Started Loving You Again" became one of Haggard's most popular songs and would be a staple of classic country music radio stations' playlists.

Released in February 1968, The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde was Merle Haggard's fourth No.1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in April.

The song has been covered by a number of other artists, including Glen Campbell, Tammy Wynette, David Allan Coe and bluegrass group Fast Track.