well life on a farm is kinda laid back
ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack
it’s early to rise early in the sack
thank god i’m a country boy
well a simple kind of life never did me no harm
araisin’ me a family and working on the farm
my days are all filled with an easy country charm
thank god i’m a country boy
well i got me a fine wife i got me old fiddle
when the sun’s coming up i got cakes on the griddle
and life ain’t nothing but a funny funny riddle
thank god i’m a country boy
when the work’s all done and the sun’s setting low
i pull out my fiddle and i rosin up the bow
the kids are asleep so i keep it kinda low
thank god i’m a country boy
i’d play sally goodin’ all day if i could
but the lord and my wife wouldn’t take it very good
so i fiddle when i can and i work when i should
thank god i’m a country boy
well i got me a fine wife i got me old fiddle
when the sun’s coming up i got cakes on the griddle
and life ain’t nothing but a funny funny riddle
thank god i’m a country boy
whoo
well i wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewels
i never was one of them money hungry fools
i’d rather have my fiddle and my farming tools
thank god i’m a country boy
yeah city folk driving in a black limousine
a lot of sad people thinking that’s amighty keen
well son let me tell you now exactly what i mean
i thank god i’m a country boy
well i got me a fine wife i got me old fiddle
when the sun’s coming up i got cakes on the griddle
and life ain’t nothing but a funny funny riddle
thank god i’m a country boy
fiddle breakdown
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well my fiddle was my daddy’s till the day he died
and he took me by the hand held me close to his side
said live a good life play my fiddle with pride
thank god you’re a country boy
my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
he taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
he taught me how to love and how to give just a little
and thank god i’m a country boy
well i got me a fine wife i got me old fiddle
when the sun’s coming up i got cakes on the griddle
life ain’t nothing but a funny funny riddle
whoo thank god i’m a country boy yes
Artist: John Denver
Year: 1975
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 262