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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 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 lowThank 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 shouldThank 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 boyWell 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 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 meanI 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 boyWell, my fiddle was my daddy's til the day he diedAnd he took me by the hand and held me close to his sideHe said...'Live a good life and play my fiddle with prideAnd thank God you're a country boy"My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittleHe taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddleTaught me how to love and how to give just a littleThank 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 nothing but a funny, funny riddleThank God I'm a country boy