Thank God I`m A Country Boy — текст песни (John Denver)

Well life`s on a farm is kinda laid back,
When the work`s all done and the sun`s settin` low
I wouldn`t trade my life for diamonds or jewels,
Well, my fiddle was my daddy`s till the day he died,

ain`t much an old country boy like me can hack.
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin` up the bow.
I never was one of them money hungry fools.
and he took me by the hand and held me close to his side.

It`s early to rise, early in the sack:
But the kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low:
I`d rather have my fiddle and my farmin` tools:
He said: Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride,

Thank God I`m a country boy.
Thank God I`m a country boy.
Thank God I`m a country boy.
and thank God you`re a country boy.

A simple kind of life never did me no harm,
I`d play Sally Goodin` all day if I could,
Yeah, city folk drivin in a black limou sine,
My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle,

raisin` me a family and workin` on a farm.
but the lord and my wife wouldn`t take it very good.
a lotta sad people thinkin` that`s mighty keen.
he taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle.

My days are all filled with an easy country charm:
So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should:
Well, folks let me tell you now exactly what I mean:
He taught me how to love and how to give just a little:

Thank God I`m a country boy.
Thank God I`m a country boy.
I thank God I`m a country boy.
Thank God you`re a country boy.

Chorus: Well I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun`s comin` up I got cakes on the griddle;
and life ain`t nothin` but a funny, funny riddle:
Thank God I`m a country boy.