I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool Songtext
von Barbara Mandrell & George Jones

I remember wearin′ straight leg Levis
Flannel shirts even when they weren't in style
I remember singin′ with Roy Rogers
At the movies when the west was really wild

I was listenin' to the Opry
When all of my friends
Were diggin' rock ′n′ roll and rhythm and blues
I was country when country wasn't cool

I remember circlin′ the drive-in
Pullin' up and turnin′ down George Jones
I remember when no one was lookin'
I was puttin′ peanuts in my Coke


I took a lot of kiddin'
'Cause I never did fit in
Now look at everybody
Tryin′ to be what I was then
I was country when country wasn′t cool

Ooh, I was country when country wasn't cool
I was country, from my hat down to my boots
I still act, and look the same
What you see ain′t nothin' new
I was country when country wasn′t cool

They call us country bumpkins
For stickin' to our roots
I′m just glad we're in a country
Where we're all free to choose
I was country (I was country) when country wasn′t cool

Hey, I was country when country wasn′t cool
Yeah, and I was country, from my hat down to, oh, my boots
I still act, and look the same
What you see ain't nothin′ new
'Cause I was country when country wasn′t cool
Yeah, I was country when country wasn't cool