[ti:Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Live)] [ar:John Denver] [al:The Real...Country Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Live) - John Denver (约翰·丹佛) [00:00.98]Written by:John Martin Sommers [00:01.96]Well life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:04.07]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:06.61]It's early to rise early in the sack [00:08.38] [00:09.14]Thank god I'm a country boy [00:10.60] [00:11.20]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:13.86]A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm [00:16.22]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:18.05] [00:18.89]Thank god I'm a country boy [00:20.33] [00:21.00]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:23.46]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:26.06]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:28.10] [00:28.79]Thank god I'm a country boy [00:30.09] [00:31.22]When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low [00:33.65]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow [00:36.11]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:38.13] [00:38.72]Thank god I'm a country boy [00:40.25] [00:41.06]I'd play sally gooding all day if I could [00:43.64]But the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:46.03]So I fiddle when I can work when I should [00:48.17] [00:48.83]Thank god I'm a country boy [00:50.32] [00:51.36]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:53.56]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:56.28]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:58.41] [00:58.98]Thank god I'm a country boy [01:00.43] [01:21.61]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels [01:23.90]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:26.58]I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools [01:28.56] [01:29.11]Thank god I'm a country boy [01:30.61] [01:31.63]Yeah city folk drivin' in a black limousine [01:33.85]A lotta sad people thinkin' that's a mighty keen [01:36.56]Son let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:39.14]I thank god I'm a country boy [01:40.66] [01:41.61]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [01:44.07]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [01:46.50]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [01:48.70] [01:49.40]Thank god I'm a country boy yes sir [01:51.75] [02:12.09]Well my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died [02:14.36]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:16.67]He said live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:18.97] [02:19.58]And thank god you're a country boy [02:21.13] [02:22.11]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:24.32]He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:26.91]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:31.06] [02:31.72]Thank god I'm a country boy [02:33.16] [02:33.86]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [02:36.48]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [02:39.14]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [02:43.14] [02:44.47]Thank god I'm a country boy