1) WELL LIFE'S ON A FARM IS KINDA LAID BACK, AIN'T MUCH AN OLD COUNTRY BOY THAT HE CAN´T HACK. IT´S EARLY TO RISE, EARLY IN THE SACK: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. 2) WHEN THE WORK'S ALL DONE AND THE SUN'S SETTIN' LOW I PULL OUT MY FIDDLE AND I ROSIN' UP THE BOW. BUT THE KIDS ARE ASLEEP SO I KEEP IT KINDA LOW: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. CHORUS: WELL I GOT ME A FINE WIFE, I GOT ME OLD FIDDLE. WHEN THE SUN'S COMIN' UP I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE; LIFE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FUNNY, FUNNY RIDDLE: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. sOLO: 3) 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 FARMIN' TOOLS: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. 4) WELL, MY FIDDLE WAS MY DADDY'S TILL THE DAY HE DIED, AND HE TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND HELD ME CLOSE TO HIS SIDE. HE SAID: "LIVE A GOOD LIFE AND PLAY MY FIDDLE WITH PRIDE, AND THANK GOD YOU'RE A COUNTRY BOY. CHORUS: WELL I GOT ME A FINE WIFE, I GOT ME OLD FIDDLE. WHEN THE SUN'S COMIN' UP I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE; LIFE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FUNNY, FUNNY RIDDLE: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. sOLO: 1) A SIMPLE KIND OF LIFE NEVER DID ME NO HARM, RAISIN' ME A FAMILY AND WORKIN' ON A FARM. DAYS ARE ALL FILLED WITH AN EASY COUNTRY CHARM: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. 2) 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. CHORUS: WELL I GOT ME A FINE WIFE, I GOT ME OLD FIDDLE. WHEN THE SUN'S COMIN' UP I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE; LIFE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FUNNY, FUNNY RIDDLE: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. sOLO: 3) YEAH, CITY FOLK DRIVIN IN A BLACK LIMOUSINE, A LOTTA SAD PEOPLE THINKIN' THAT'S MIGHTY KEEN. WELL, FOLKS LET ME TELL YOU NOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN: I THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY. 4) 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..... I THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY! YEEHA! sOLO:
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