John Denver – Thank God I’m A Country Boy – 1974

Lyrics

Well life on the farm is kinda laid backAin’t much an old country boy like me can’t hackIt’s early to rise, early in the sackI thank God I’m a country boy
Well a simple kinda life never did me no harmA raisin’ me a family and workin’ on the farmMy days are all filled with an easy country charmThank God I’m a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddleWhen the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddleAnd life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddleThank God I’m a country boy
When the work’s all done and the sun’s settlin’ lowI pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bowThe kids are asleep so I keep it kinda lowThank God I’m a country boy
I’d play Sally Goodin all day if I couldBut the Lord and my wife wouldn’t take it very goodSo I fiddle when I can and I work when I shouldThank God I’m a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddleWhen the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddleLife ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddleThank God I’m a country boy, woo
Well I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewelsI never was one of them money hungry foolsI’d rather have my fiddle and my farmin’ toolsThank God I’m a country boy
Yeah, city folk drivin’ in a black limousineA lotta sad people thinkin’ that’s a mighty keenWell, son, let me tell ya now exactly what I meanI thank God I’m a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddleWhen the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddleAnd life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddleThank God I’m a country boy
Well, my fiddle was my daddy’s ’til the day he diedAnd he took me by the hand, held me close to his sideSaid, “live a good life, play my fiddle with prideAnd thank God you’re a country boy”
Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittleTaught me how to work to play a tune on the fiddleHe taught me how to love and how to give just a littleAnd thank God I’m a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddleWhen the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddleLife ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddleWoo, thank God I’m a country boy, yes

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