[ti:Thank God I'm A Country Boy (Live Version)] [ar:John Denver] [al:Voice Of America] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thank God I'm A Country Boy (Live) - John Denver (约翰·丹佛) [00:02.16]Well life on the farm is kinda laid back [00:04.79]Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack [00:07.29]It's early to rise early in the sack [00:09.60]Thank God I'm A Country Boy [00:12.29]Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm [00:14.66]A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm [00:16.85]My days are all filled with an easy country charm [00:18.66]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:21.92]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:24.04]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:26.29]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:28.48]Thank God I'm A country boy [00:31.66]When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low [00:33.98]I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow [00:36.23]The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low [00:38.54]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:40.98]I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could [00:43.29]But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good [00:45.54]So I fiddle when I can work when I should [00:47.98]Thank God I'm a country boy [00:50.73]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [00:52.92]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [00:55.11]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [00:57.23]Thank God I'm A country boy [01:00.29] [01:19.41]Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels [01:21.61]I never was one of them money hungry fools [01:23.92]I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools [01:26.11]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:27.85] [01:28.88]Yeah city folk drivin' in a black limousine [01:31.07]A lotta sad people thinkin' that's a mighty keen [01:33.20]Son let me tell ya now exactly what I mean [01:35.01]I thank God I'm a country boy [01:38.38]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [01:40.45]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [01:42.57]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [01:44.82]Thank God I'm a country boy [01:48.07] [02:07.07]Well my fiddle was my daddy's til the day he died [02:09.26]And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side [02:11.57]He said Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride [02:13.32]And thank God you're a country boy [02:16.58]My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle [02:18.88]He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle [02:20.52]Taught me how to love and how to give just a little [02:25.08]Thank God I'm a country boy [02:27.59]Well I got me a fine wife I got me old fiddle [02:29.65]When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle [02:32.02]Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle [02:37.53]Thank God I'm a country boy