Hank Thompson - Kindly Keep It Country lyrics

Kindly keep it country don't want to hear no symphony Just rear back and let 'em play them good old songs for me Don't be hitting those fancy licks just stick to the melody Kindly keep it country that's good enough for me Out in Oklahoma when Saturday rolled around Everybody went to the legion hall About 10 miles out of town We played 'em country music They was dancing by the hour We turned that loose on one and picked the Wildwood Flower We'd get a little more progressive Danced 'em around the clock Steel man doubled on the saxaphone And the drummer sang a little rock Piano man played some way out things I guess we got carried away And before too long it didn't catch on Together you could hear 'em say Kindly keep it country don't want to hear no symphony... Old Okie Joe was a country fan He was there on a Saturday night He sidled up to the bandstand He'd tell 'em how to play it right He said Kindly keep it country Don't want to hear no rock and roll None of that fancy uptown jazz And none of that stuff called soul Don't want to hear no clarinet And none of that slide trombone They ain't no room for no ba**oon No bugles or no xylophone Just stay with the strings and let 'em ring And get in close to the mic Loud and strong play it long That's the kind of band that I like Kindly keep it country don't want to hear no symphony... Some folks dropped by from way back east On their way out to Disneyland But the fella they asked when they stopped for gas Recommended our country band We played 'em a waltz we do-se-do'd We got 'em up on their toes Did they applaud when we ah-haw'd To the San Antonio Rose And when those folks finally get back home To the opera at Carnegie Hall After that Saturday night with us It won't be no fun at all Now I wouldn't be a bit surprised If halfway through the play If they walk up to that orchestra pit Everybody'd hear 'em say Kindly keep it country don't want to hear no symphony...