Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974)-John Denver

[ti:Thank God I'm A Country Boy] [ar:John Denver] [al:Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974) - John Denver [00:01.84]Well life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:03.89]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:06.31]It's early to rise early in the sack [00:08.68]Thank God I'm A Country Boy [00:11.15]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:13.81]A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm [00:16.14]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:18.64]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:20.89]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:23.35]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:25.80]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:28.41]Thank God I'm A country boy [00:31.09]When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low [00:33.59]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow [00:35.93]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:38.43]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:41.01]I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could [00:43.47]But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:45.82]So I fiddle when I can work when I should [00:48.76]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:51.11]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:53.34]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:55.91]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:58.65]Thank God I'm A country boy [01:21.47]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels [01:23.83]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:25.93]I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools [01:28.77]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:31.41]Yeah city folk drivin' in a black limousine [01:34.00]A lotta sad people thinkin' that's a mighty keen [01:36.45]Son let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:38.95]I thank God I'm a country boy [01:41.20]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [01:44.17]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [01:46.52]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [01:48.91]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:12.06]Well my fiddle was my daddy's til the day he died [02:14.35]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:16.80]He said Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:19.49]And thank God you're a country boy [02:21.94]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:24.56]He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:27.09]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:31.65]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:34.12]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [02:36.62]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [02:38.90]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [02:44.63]Thank God I'm a country boy