Denver, John - Thank God I'm A Country Boy Lyrics






Well, life's on a farm is kinda laid back,
ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack.
It's early to rise, early in the sack thank God I'm a country boy.
Well, a simple kind of life never did me no harm,
raising me a family and working on the farm.
My days are all filled with an easy country charm, thank God I'm a country boy.
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.

When the work's all done and the sun's setting low,
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low, thank God I'm a country boy.
I'd play Sally Gooding all day if I could,
but the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good.
So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should, thank God I'm a country boy.
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.

I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels,
I never was one of them money hungry fools.
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farming tools, thank God I'm a country boy.
Yeah, city folk driving in a black limousine,
a lotta sad people thinking that's-a mighty keen.
Son, let me tell you now exactly what I mean, thank God I'm a country boy.
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.

Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died,
and he took me by the hand and held me close to his side.
He said, "Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride,
and thank God you're a country boy.
My Daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle,
he taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle.
He taught me how to love and how to give just a little,
thank God I'm a country boy.
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.





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  1. L.... O....

    John Denver wears the round glasses before it was cool

  2. d.... h....

    Add a sun comes up in the cakes on The griddle life ain't nothing but a funny funny riddle

  3. L.... ....

    John Denver: The only boomer that loved his wi- Oh nevermind, I looked it up and he's one day short of being a boomer.

  4. B.... L....

    my childhood brought me here and I'm only 17???

  5. J.... L....

    A great memory!!

  6. J.... L....

    A real good friend in h.s. loved this song!! He was my country boy then later on became my soilder boy!! I still have a place in my heart for him & probably always will...

  7. D.... 7....

    Whose here from South Park

  8. T.... P....

    Underrated!!!!

  9. F.... ....

    It's a hard life pickin' stones and pullin' teats, but sure as God's got sandals it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails.

  10. M.... B....

    Hey let's do one of those lyric comment chains I'll start.

    Well, life's on a farm is kinda laid back

  11. T.... E....

    I think John Denver was the original rapper

  12. Z.... P....

    Son in law brought me here (the movie not family member)

  13. S.... ....

    me, a city girl at 1am:

  14. J.... L....

    An old friend of mine loves this song & I still love him!!!

  15. P.... M....

    You can hear he's happy while he's singing

  16. D.... A....

    When some hippy with funky hair makes better country than some twats with funny hats. Maybe theirs more to country than what’s on the outside 🤔

  17. S.... S....

    Great example of a L-C-R mix 😊
    Love ya John !!!

  18. P.... ....

    Left Annie. Remarried; flew a plane; No prenup died off Monterey

  19. C.... A....

    Hello 2020!!!
    Lots of misfortune, disease and a whole lots of Canadian love, eh?

  20. L.... C....

    South Park Colorado Farm?

  21. J.... T....

    tappin my boots while truckin across the country

  22. L.... C....

    YEE HAAAAAAA

  23. A.... P....

    Me: Angry at God for not being a country boy

  24. k.... w....

    2020 tapping my foot pyro

  25. Z.... 4....

    Yankees left the chat

  26. M.... S....

    Birds: squawk squawk squawk

    Cows: moo moo moo

    Retards: 2020? 2020? 2020?

  27. M.... E....

    Rather have my fiddle and farmin tools yeye

  28. B.... E....

    love this song an i m listing to it in 2020 who else?

  29. J.... H....

    Great Hippie!

  30. C.... A....

    Thank God I got.country in me but life always push me back am trying to push forward....but oh, oh...Rascal fla...

  31. A.... S....

    missing you denny, either come here or take me there.

  32. T.... W....

    Perfect love this song big time

  33. B.... K....

    I'm listening in 2041 because i wached the back to the future moovie last night.

  34. J.... R....

    I’m not from the country but I still love country music. Unlike pop, it comes from the heart from talented artists and is about life, not sex like every pop song

  35. E.... M....

    thanks John Denver you are my Sunshine

  36. K.... A....

    Why didn't he drive instead 😭

  37. A.... B....

    Remember that scene in Son In-Law🚜

  38. N.... F....

    Thank God I'm a Philly Boy.

  39. M.... S....

    Story of my life. I am grateful that I am not a city person. Too much stress

  40. C.... K....

    obviously i've heard this song before, but Letterkenny Problems did bring me back

  41. Y.... M....

    CITYS ARE FREAKIN BIG I DO NOT LIKE LIVIN IN FREAKIN CITIES

  42. R.... W....

    This is my favorite song. sadly I live in the suburbs (at least I'm not in any frickin big city)

  43. _.... A....

    This is my anthem

  44. P.... P....

    "Life on the farm is kinda laid back?" Farm life is not "laid back" it's hard work...

    P.... P....

    The freedom to work as one wants is what he means but its even more than that its fulfilling work that's directly felt

    P.... P....

    Yeah I'd rather be a minimum wage worker where some jerk I don't even know plans my life every two weeks. I'm glad I can't be outside in the fresh air whenever I want. I'm glad I live paycheck to paycheck.

    P.... P....

    Pata Physics If you actually think about it when your used to hard work on the farm it is laid back. An you have real freedom an something that actually means something thats what he means.If you lived the life you’d understand so I can see if you dont how its hard to understand.

    P.... P....

    @James Bond The spy work didnt work out, then?

    P.... P....

    @Max nah mate, it didn't....

  45. R.... G....

    yooohooooooooo

  46. j.... m....

    When the suns coming up I got snakes on the griddle

  47. m.... m....

    1:32 voice crack but hes still a good singer.

  48. n.... n....

    never new john denver was cool

  49. L.... L....

    The white man's version of I'm Black & I'm Proud. Love it!

  50. M.... B....

    The movie son in law brought me here lol

  51. P.... B....

    Who’s listening this in 2020 and tapping his foot






    Thanx for all likes!❤️💪🏽

    P.... B....

    people who aprecate contre

    P.... B....

    Hell ya 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻🍺🍺

    P.... B....

    Been taping my foot for the past 7 years

  52. K.... ....

    1:31 "Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousiINe" gets me every time

    K.... ....

    Wow, I just noticed that when I read that.... and I've listened to this song hundreds of times.

  53. N.... F....

    Going to sound like an old fart, but I wish we had more songs like this in the current day, just a fun 3 min song no post editing just real singing and some real guitars.

  54. J.... C....

    2020 ketamine trip

  55. N.... t....

    It's 2020 and still amazing. I was cleaning the kitchen and this song randomly popped into my head. My little boy asked me what I was singing and now here we are enjoying the song together.

  56. A.... ....

    Man I wish I was a country boy.

  57. J.... C....

    Hell yeah All the way

  58. T.... ....

    John Denver flew so close to the sun that the afterglow still lights fields everywhere🍻lost but never forgotten 1943 - 1997.

  59. P.... ....

    I’m a country boy, too. Alabama born.

  60. u.... ....

    Thank God.

  61. E.... M....

    Merry Christmas John 2019.... you are always the sunshine on my shoulders.......

  62. A.... ....

    That’s tegridy

  63. A.... M....

    Yes I am tapping my foot

  64. B.... 5....

    I love this song

  65. B.... 5....

    I live this song so much

  66. T.... r....

    A lot of country people still here lol man was amazing

  67. A.... B....

    Orioles?

  68. F.... ....

    Thanks god I' m an Italian boy 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 I wish you love your country (and John Denver)

  69. R.... M....

    It is a good cutting grass song

  70. R.... M....

    Who remembers Krawl or Crawl

  71. R.... M....

    Classic

  72. I.... M....

    early to rise, early in the sac boys..... lets go

  73. C.... P....

    John Denver liked animals.

  74. E.... L....

    I❤ John Denver . . .

  75. S.... S....

    This song has tegridy.

  76. j.... m....

    This should have an explicit lyrics content sticker on it

  77. D.... M....

    Reservation boy

  78. b.... s....

    Genial amo esta canción

  79. P.... H....

    Fantastic love this song from John a legend one of the greats

  80. S.... B....

    I remember the day he died. We're a bunch of guys in the South Bronx, NY where this kind of music isnt popular and we're talking about John and his humanity. He was something.

  81. R.... V....

    Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
    Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
    It's early to rise, early in the sack
    I thank God I'm a country boy

    Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm
    A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm
    My days are all filled with an easy country charm
    Thank God I'm a country boy

    Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
    When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
    Thank God I'm a country boy

    When the work's all done and the sun's settlin' low
    I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow
    The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
    I thank God I'm a country boy

    I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could
    But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good
    So I fiddle when I can, work when I should
    Thank God I'm a country boy

    Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
    When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
    Thank God I'm a country boy

    Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds and jewels
    I never was one of them money hungry fools
    I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
    Thank God I'm a country boy

    Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine
    A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen
    Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
    I thank God I'm a country boy

    Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
    When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
    I thank God I'm a country boy, yes Sr.

    Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died
    And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
    Said, "live a good life and play the fiddle with pride
    And thank God you're a country boy"

    Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
    Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
    Taught me how to love and how to give just a little
    And thank God I'm a country boy

    Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
    When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
    Thank God I'm a country boy

  82. T.... S....

    I 💘 this song "Thank God I´m a country boy ☺

  83. M.... R....

    Tappin and a-clappin! Amen

  84. M.... A....

    i really love this sing love it mwuah

  85. a.... l....

    His birthday was 12/31/1940

  86. �.... ....

    Jest got my first John Denver record

  87. R.... D....

    Anyone remember son in law

  88. P.... ....

    Thank god I’m a country gay

  89. B.... R....

    Son-In-Law?

  90. D.... H....

    🥀🦋🥀Thank God in Heaven I'm a Country Gal🥀Love this song🥀🦋🥀

  91. �.... �....

    Love and respect from Russia. Stay strong South.

  92. B.... J....

    I remember a version of this back in 2003, obtained from WinMx, in which the beginning has the audience messing up the clapping and John telling them how to do it properly.

  93. a.... l....

    Bless John denver

  94. L.... M....

    Country is my life I love to wake up in the morning getting ready for school and walk out the front door to a fresh breez and seeing all the horses sadly 😥 my town and other ones close to me are in Bush fires around us and droughts 😥 we need rain

  95. D.... S....

    Best part of being an Os fan!!

  96. O.... C....

    Whose listening in 2019

  97. D.... T....

    Elvis Duran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!