Moe Bandy - I'd Rather Be A Pickin' lyrics

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(Dan Darst)

Daddy farmed the river bottom mama milked the cow

Sister washed the dirty dishes brother run the plow

Uncle Billy coon huntin' cousin Willy drunk

Granny run the washboard sittin' on a stump.

Daddy comin' home with a sack of turnip greens

Dirt on his hand and holes in his jeans

And I'm the only one ain't doin' any good

A pickin' on the guitar instead of choppin' wood.

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts

Pickin' on the roof top pickin' on the porch

A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should

I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood.

Willy's on the pond in a leaky John boat

Ned's in the outhouse learnin' how to smoke

Cousin Homer chewin' on a day's worth plug

Gettin' up the courage just take another slug.

Willy's soakin' wet cause the boat don't float

Brother stopped the plow said the mule done broke

Grandpa's got some catfish a hangin' on a string

Sister's in the holler gettin' water from the spring.

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts

Pickin' on the roof top pickin' on the porch

A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should

I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood.

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Mama's cookin' supper on a big wood stove

Sister's makin' biscuits outta ole sourdough

Big channel cat just a cookin' in the grease

Make me hungry make me wanna eat.

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts

Pickin' on the roof top pickin' on the porch

A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should

I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood.

A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should

I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood...