Thank God I'm a Country Boy-John Denver

[ti:Thank God I'm A Country Boy] [ar:John Denver] [al:The Rocky Mountain Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:03.12]Well life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:05.38]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:08.06]Its early to rise early in the sack [00:10.06]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:12.31]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:14.88]A raisin me a family and workin on a farm [00:17.19]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:19.81]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:21.93]Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle [00:24.50]When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle [00:27.68]Life ain't nothin but a funy funny riddle [00:29.94]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:31.68]When the works all done and the suns settlin low [00:34.62]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow [00:37.00]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:41.00]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:42.12]Id play sally goodin all day if I could [00:43.88]But the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:45.93]So I fiddle when I could work when I should [00:48.49]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:50.68]Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle [00:54.31]When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle [00:57.38]Life ain't nothin but a funy funny riddle [01:00.00]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:19.99]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds and jewels [01:22.37]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:24.43]Iid rather have my fiddle and my farmin tools [01:26.99]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:29.25]Yeah city folk drivin in a black limousine [01:31.31]A lotta sad people thinkin thats mighty keen [01:33.62]Son let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:36.62]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:38.74]Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle [01:41.68]When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle [01:43.99]Life ain't nothin but a funy funny riddle [01:45.87]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:07.93]Well my fiddle was my daddys till the day he died [02:10.43]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:13.24]Said live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:15.49]And thank God you're a country boy [02:17.37]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:20.18]Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:22.93]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:27.49]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:28.92]Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle [02:31.55]When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle [02:33.99]Life ain't nothin but a funy funny riddle [02:35.68]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:40.31] [02:56.39]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:58.03]Words and music by john martin sommers