Thank God I'm a Country Boy
John Denver
Well Glife on the farm is kinda laid Cback
ain't Gmuch an old country boy like Fme can't D7hack
it's Gearly to rise and early in the Csack
thank GGod I'm a D7country Gboy
a Gsimple kind of life never did me no Charm
raisin' Gme a family and livin' on the Cfarm
my Gdays are all filled with an easy country Ccharm
thank GGod I'm a D7country Gboy
Well, I Dgot me a fine wife, I Ggot my old fiddle
when the Dsun's comin' up I got Gcakes on the griddle
life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny Criddle
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
when the Dwork's all done and the sun is settin' Glow
i Dpull out my fiddle and I rosin up the Gbow
but Dthe kids are asleep so I keep it kinda Glow
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
i'd Dplay "Sally Goodin" all day if I Gcould
but Dthe Lord and my family wouldn't take it very Ggood
so DI fiddle when I can and I work when I Gshould
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
Well, I got me a fine wife
well DI wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or Gjewels
i Dnever was one of them money hungry Gfools
i'd Drather have my fiddle and my farmin' Gtools
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
yeah, Dcity folks drivin' in a black limouGsine
a Dlotta sad people think that's mighty Gkeen
well Dfolks, let me tell you exactly what I Gmean
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
Well, I got me a fine wife
well Dmy fiddle was my daddy's 'til the day he Gdied
and Dhe took me by the hand and held me close to his Gside
he Dsaid, "Live a good life, play my fiddle with Gpride
and thank God you're a country boy"
my Ddaddy taught me young how to hunt and how to Gwhittle
he Dtaught me how to work and play a tune on the Gfiddle
he Dtaught me how to love and how to give just a Glittle
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
Well, I Dgot me a fine wife, I Ggot my old fiddle
when the Dsun's comin' up I got Gcakes on the griddle
life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny Criddle
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
when the Dwork's all done and the sun is settin' Glow
i Dpull out my fiddle and I rosin up the Gbow
but Dthe kids are asleep so I keep it kinda Glow
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy
i'd Dplay "Sally Goodin" all day if I Gcould
but Dthe Lord and my family wouldn't take it very Ggood
so DI fiddle when I can and I work when I Gshould
thank GGod I'm a Dcountry Gboy