Thank God I'm a Country Boy-American Heroes

[ti:Thank God I'm A Country Boy] [ar:The Sheltons] [al:Country Kings Volume 5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thank God I'm a Country Boy - American Heroes [00:06.41]Well life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:08.32]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:11.09]It's early to rise early in the sack [00:12.92]Thank God I'm A Country Boy [00:14.94] [00:15.88]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:18.22]A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm [00:20.38]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:22.44] [00:23.20]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:24.44] [00:25.37]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:27.49]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:29.94]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:31.90]Thank God I'm A country boy [00:33.82] [00:34.89]When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low [00:37.14]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow [00:39.48]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:42.26]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:43.59] [00:44.45]I'd play "Sally Goodin'" all day if I could [00:46.71]But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:49.02]So I fiddle when I can work when I should [00:51.18]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:52.71]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:56.20]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:58.52]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [01:00.40] [01:01.19]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:02.44] [01:22.62]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels [01:24.90]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:27.04]I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools [01:29.20]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:30.99] [01:32.08]Yeah city folk drivin' in a black limousine [01:33.87] [01:34.38]A lotta sad people thinkin' that's a mighty keen [01:36.60]Son let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:39.32]I thank God I'm a country boy [01:40.71] [01:41.58]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [01:43.86]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [01:46.20]Life ain't nothing but a funny funny riddle [01:47.99] [01:48.80]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:50.16] [02:10.27]Well my fiddle was my daddy's til the day he died [02:12.59]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:14.81]He said 'Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:17.48]And thank God you're a country boy" [02:18.80] [02:19.91]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:22.14]He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:24.33]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:26.90] [02:27.70]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:28.85] [02:29.83]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [02:32.18]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [02:34.23]Life ain't nothing but a funny funny riddle [02:36.28] [02:39.65]Thank God I'm a country boy