Country Boy Songtext
von Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Oh, my father was a man that lived in the country
He was raised back up in the hills
He made his living pickin′ good tar
And workin' in a cotton field
My mother was a lady that slaved in the kitchen
Cookin′ food from her own backyard
And I was raised on buttermilk and cornbread
Boy, I was country born and bred


Every payday I'd go to the city
I would stay up 'til twelve o′clock
I′d spend money gamblin', jivin′ with the women
And playin' records on the jukebox
But when I wake up and look around
I know I was a stupid clown
I′m gonna get myself together
I'm gonna leave this crazy town

I′m goin' back to the country
'Cause that′s where I belong
I′ma go way up in the hills
And I ain't gonna never come down

I guess I have to live like my father did
And work by the sweat of my brow
Walk ninety miles a day
Behind a mule and a old rusty plow
Go to church every Sunday
I listen to what the preacher say

And I ain′t goin' back to the city
Stayin′ up 'til twelve o′clock
Spendin' money jivin' with the women, boy
And playin′ records on the jukebox, uh-uh