Country boy, ain't got no shoes Country boy, ain't got no blues Well, you work all day while you're waitin' to play In the sun and the sand, with a face that's tan But at the end of the day when your work is done You ain't got nothin' but fun Country boy, ain't got no wills Country boy, you don't owe no bills You take a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook If everything's gonna turn out right You're gonna fry fish tonight Country boy, you got a lot to lose Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes Country boy, you got a shaggy dog Country boy, up a hollow log Well, he comes in a run when you pick up your gun And with a shell or two and your dog and you When you get your rabbit you'll skin his hide He's gonna be good fried Country boy, you got a lot to lose Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes Country boy, you got work to do Country boy, in the morning dew You gotta plant the seed, you gotta cut the weeds There's many a row you know you gotta hoe When it's quittin' time, and your work is through There's a lot of life in you Country boy, you're lucky free Country boy, I wish I was you and you was me