Real Country Man

Went upon a mountain, that's when he went hog wild.
ran across a bobcat that really got him riled
took a dive in a swimming hole with a toothpick in his heel
gets up every morning and reinvents the wheel
and here he comes and there he goes and where he stops no one knows

don't know much of nothing but there's nothing he don't see
caught him in the act one time he went upon a spree
sometimes on a full moon he seems a normal chum
don't you strike a match because he might be full of rum
and here he comes and there he goes and where he stops no one knows

step right up and see this real country man
can't you see he's doing the best that he can
don't you get too close but look him up and down
give him what you've got and watch him go to town

some folks think he's clever, some folks think he's dumb
some say how he's cultured, some say he's a bum
he don't mind the gossip he just turns the other cheek
the bad things slide off of him in just about a week
and here he comes and there he goes and where he stops no one knows

way down in a cave one day he found a silver streak
mined a million dollars then he loaned it to a geek
let his hair grow long then he cut it off to sell
every day at supper time you'll hear him ring his bell
and here he comes and there he goes and where he stops no one knows

step right up and see this real country man
can't you see he's doing the best that he can. don't you get too close but look him up and down. give him what you've got and watch him go to town.

words and music by Dan Whitaker
© 2004 Starkananda Music