Henson Cargill City Boy Country Born Lyrics

City Boy Country Born Lyrics

I look out on the grave of New York City



And to see some children playing in the snow



Central Park in winter should look pretty



But New York ain't a place for kids to grow



And my mem'ry takes me back again to winters that I've seen



Fields and wooden hills where snow could fall and keep its clean



Where I'd awaken to the wonder of the Oklahoma morn



City boy city boy country born







And I saw the garbage's scours plaugh up the river



Filled with things New Yorkers throw away



And I watch the skinny dippin' children and I shiver



The Hudson River ain't no place to play



And my mem'ry takes me back again to rivers that I've seen



Lazy country rivers that just flow and feed the green



You can fish 'em you can swim 'em you can drink 'em when you're warm



City boy city boy country born







And I watch the hard eyed New York City mothers



As they hurry home across the Brooklin Bridge



To feed their children dixy cups of insatant coffee



And a frozen TV dinners fom the fridge



And my mem'ry takes me back again to dinners that I've seen



Home cured crisped bacon buttered corn and country beans



And a cup of mama's coffee cooking stoves that kept me warm



City boy city boy country born