SINGER: John Denver

SONG:Thank God Im A Country Boy

Thank god, i'm a country boyjohn denver- words and music by john martin summerswell, 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--------------------------------------------copyright 1974 cherry lane musicfrom the album "back home again" - john denveralso on john's "greatest hits 2" and "an evening with john denver" (live version).