Thank God I'm A Country Boy-Steve Elkins

[00:00.00]Thank god I'm a country boy ---by John Denver [00:00.01] [00:02.83]Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:04.97]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:07.36]It's early to rise, early in the sack [00:09.84]Thank God, I'm A Country Boy [00:11.47] [00:12.05]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:14.63]A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm [00:17.07]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:19.61]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:21.22] [00:22.93]Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle [00:24.38]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:27.02]Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle [00:29.52]Thank God I'm A country boy [00:31.35] [00:32.89]When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low [00:34.52]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow [00:37.00]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:39.65]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:41.33] [00:41.97]I'd play "Sally Goodin'" all day if I could [00:44.46]But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:46.86]So I fiddle when I can, work when I should [00:49.64]Thank God, I'm a country boy [00:51.35] [00:52.06]Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle [00:54.27]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:57.14]Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle [00:59.84]Thank God I'm A country boy [01:01.55] [01:22.50]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels [01:24.85]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:27.26]I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools [01:29.95]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:31.61] [01:32.32]Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine [01:34.87]A lotta sad people thinkin' that's a mighty keen [01:37.39]Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:39.98]I thank God I'm a country boy [01:41.68] [01:42.42]Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle [01:44.82]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [01:47.54]Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle [01:50.17]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:51.86] [02:12.75]Well, my fiddle was my daddy's til the day he died [02:15.14]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:17.71]He said...'Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:20.40]And thank God you're a country boy" [02:22.15] [02:22.93]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:25.39]He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:27.81]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:33.25]Thank God I'm a country boy