Long-Haired Country Boy

Album: Fire On The Mountain (1975)
Charted: 56
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  • People say I'm no good and crazy as a loon
    'Cause I get stoned in the morning
    And get drunk in the afternoon
    Kinda like my old blue tick hound
    I like to lay around in the shade
    And I ain't got no money but I damn sure got it made

    'Cause I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
    If I cant get it on my own
    If you don't like the way I'm livin'
    You just leave this long haired country boy alone

    Preacher man talking on TV
    Puttin' down the rock and roll
    Wants me to send a donation
    'Cause he's worried about my soul
    He said, "Jesus walked on the water"
    And I know that it's true
    But sometimes I think that preacherman
    Would like to do a little walking too

    But I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
    If I cant get it on my own
    If you don't like the way I'm livin'
    You just leave this long haired country boy alone

    A poor girl wants to marry
    And a rich girl wants to flirt
    A rich man goes to college
    And a poor man goes to work
    A drunkard wants another drink of wine
    And a politician wants the vote
    I don't want much of nothin' at all
    But I will take another toke

    But I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
    If I can't get it on my own
    If you don't like the way I'm livin'
    You just leave this long haired country boy alone Writer/s: Charles Edward Daniels
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 1

  • Reed from New Ulm, MnTruly one of the most enjoyable relics from the 1970's.
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