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 sackThank God, I'm a country boyWell a simple kinda life never did me no harmA raisin' me a family and workin' on a farmMy days are all filled with an easy country charmThank God, I'm a country boyWell I got me a fine wife, I got me old 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 boyWhen the work's all done, and the sun's settin' lowI pull out my fiddle, and I rosin up the bowThe kids are asleep, so I keep it kinda lowAnd thank God, I'm a country boyI'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, work when I shouldAnd thank God, I'm a country boyWell I got me a fine wife, I got me old 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, whoo hoo!Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewelsI never was one of them money hungry foolsRather have my fiddle and my farmin' toolsThank God, I'm a country boyYeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousineA lotta sad people thinkin' that's a-mighty keenSon, let me tell ya now exactly what I meanThank God, I'm a country boyWell I got me a fine wife, I got me old 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, yes sir!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 the 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 and play a tune on the fiddleTaught me how to love and how to give just a littleAnd thank God, I'm a country boyWell I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddleWhen the sun's comin' up, I got cakes on the griddleLife ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddleWhoo! Thank God, I'm a country boy, yeah!
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (Roswell, Nuevo México, 31 de diciembre de 1943-Bahía de Monterrey, cerca de Pacific Grove, California; 12 de octubre de 1997), conocido por su nombre artístico John Denver, fue un músico de country y actor estadounidense. Fue uno…
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