If That Aint Country Lyrics

If That Aint Country lyrics

Written By David Allan Coe/ Fred Spears 







Recitation:



THE OLD MAN WAS COVERED WITH TATTOOS AND SCARS



HE GOT SOME IN PRISON AND OTHERS IN BARS



THE REST HE GOT WORKING' ON OLD JUNK CARS



IN THE DAYTIME



THEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARD



AND I NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE WASN'T TIRED AND MEAN



HE SOLD USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS MEET



COVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET



CUSSING' THE SWEAT AND THE TEXAS HEAT



AND MESQUITES



AND THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE LIVED LIKE HICKS



BUT THEY BRUNG THEIR CARS FOR PA TO FIX ANYHOW



HE WAS VETERAN-PROUD, TRIED AND TRUE



HE'D FOUGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUE



DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MADE IT THROUGH THE HARD TIMES







HE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILL



BUT IT WASN'T WORTH ALL HE HAD TO KILL TO GET IT



HE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACK



CHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAIL POUCH SACK



HAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACK



SOMETIMES



HE'D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKE



AND THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH



THAT HE WOULD TAKE FROM A STRANGER







THERE WERE THIRTEEN KIDS AND A BUNCH OF DOGS



A HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A YARD FULL OF HOGS



I SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTING' UP LOGS FOR THE WINTER



TRYING' LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE LORD



WORKING' LIKE A NIGGER FOR MY ROOM AND BOARD



COAL-BURIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL GAS



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS







IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY,



IT'LL HAIR LIP THE POPE



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKE



I'VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,



AND I'VE MET JOHNNY CASH



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS







RECITATION:



MAMA SELLS EGGS AT A GROCERY STORE



MY OLDEST SISTER IS A FIRST-RATE WHORE



DAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANYMORE



AND HE MEANS IT



MA JUST SITS AND KEEPS HER SILENCE



SISTER, SHE LEFT 'CAUSE DAD GOT VIOLENT



AND HE KNOWS IT



MAMA SHE'S OLD FAR BEYOND HER TIME



FROM CHOPPING TOBACCO AND I'VE SEEN HER CRYING'



WHEN BLOOD STARTED FLOWING' FROM HER CALLOUSED HAND AND







IT HURT ME



SHE'D JUST KEEP WORKING' TRYING' TO HELP THE OLD MAN



TO THE END OF ONE ROW AND BACK AGAIN LIKE ALWAYS



SHE'S BEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE JUNIOR WENT TO JAIL



WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN'T NEVER FAILED



TO GET DOWN ON HER KNEES AND PRAY



BECAUSE SHE LOVES HIM



TOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS OFF IN THE WAR



FIGHTING' FOR FREEDOM,



HE'S GOOD TO THE CORE AND SHE'S PROUD



NOW OUR PLACE WAS A GRAVEYARD FOR AUTOMOBILES



AT THE END OF THE PORCH THERE WAS FOUR STACKS OF WHEELS



AND TIRES FOR SALE FOR A DOLLAR OR TWO



CASH







THERE WAS FIFTY HOLES IN AN OLD TIN ROOF



ME AND MY FAMILY WE WAS LIVING' PROOF



THE PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR WHITE TRASH



AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'LL HAIR LIP THE POPE



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKE



I'VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,



AND I'VE MET JOHNNY CASH



IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS



I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES



CONCERNING THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD



I DIDN'T KNOW GOD MADE HONKY-TONK ANGELS



AND WENT BACK TO THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE