I been travelin' down the highways with my guitar for so long Pickin' tunes and meetin' lots of folks Living my life my way with a handshake and a song Carin' little if I was rich or broke Cause there's country music in my soul people Music for the young and the old I'll keep on singing a song keep on keeping on Cause there's country music in my soul Well I met a man in Illinois who came to see our show He brought his wife and all his fourteen kids Why he took the trouble Lord I guess I'll never know All I know is I'm sure glad he did Cause there's country music in my soul When the final curtain falls and I go to meet the Lord And he asks me what I think I'd like to do I'll humbly request he seat people on the floor and Let ol' Bill whisper 'em all a tune Cause there's country music in my soul There's country music in my soul Pickin' and grinnin' yeah there's country music in my soul