Well,life's  on  a  farm  is  kinda  laid  back,
ain't  much  an  old  country  boy  like  me  can't  hack.
It's  early  to  rise,early  in  the  sack
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
Well,a  simple  kind  of  life  never  did  me  no  harm,
raising  me  a  family  and  working  on  the  farm.
My  days  are  all  filled  with  an  easy  country  charm,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
Well,I  got  me  a  fine  wife,I  got  me  old  fiddle.
When  the  sun's  coming  up,I  got  cakes  on  the  griddle.
And  life  ain't  nothing  but  a  funny,funny  riddle,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
When  the  work's  all  done  and  the  sun's  setting  low,
I  pull  out  my  fiddle  and  I  rosin  up  the  bow.
The  kids  are  asleep  so  I  keep  it  kinda  low,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
I'd  play  Sally  Gooding  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.
Well,I  got  me  a  fine  wife,I  got  me  old  fiddle.
When  the  sun's  coming  up,I  got  cakes  on  the  griddle.
And  life  ain't  nothing  but  a  funny,funny  riddle,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
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  farming  tools,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
Yeah,city  folk  driving  in  a  black  limousine,
a  lotta  sad  people  thinking  that's-a  mighty  keen.
Son,let  me  tell  you  now  exactly  what  I  mean,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
Well,I  got  me  a  fine  wife,I  got  me  old  fiddle.
When  the  sun's  coming  up,I  got  cakes  on  the  griddle.
And  life  ain't  nothing  but  a  funny,funny  riddle,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
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.
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,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.
Well,I  got  me  a  fine  wife,I  got  me  old  fiddle.
When  the  sun's  coming  up,I  got  cakes  on  the  griddle.
And  life  ain't  nothing  but  a  funny,funny  riddle,
thank  God  I'm  a  country  boy.