Slim Dusty - Country Livin' lyrics

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There's an old fashioned country way of livin'

There's an old country way to greet a friend

I'm shakin' off the shackles of this big town

And I'm headin' for the country ways again

There's an old fashioned country way of singin'

Songs that are truthful and worthwhile

Songs of the life we live together

Oh I mean to say we call it country style

There's an old fashioned country way of playin'

Without the pomp and style of any star

It's what we call a good old get together

Stringin' with a pick 'n strum guitar - oh yeah

Oh you can't beat a good old country barn dance

They come for miles up and down the line

And if they feel like dancin' until daylight

Oh well no-one seems to care about the time

Oh there's mateship in a good old country bar room

For everyone knows everybody else

And as you laugh and listen to the dirty stories

And maybe throw a few around yourself

So you ask me city friend, why I am leavin'

To share again the droughts and floods and strife

You ask me why I'm singin' country music

Well country music, friend, is a way of life

* There's an old fashioned country way of livin'

There's an old country way to greet a friend

Though fame and wealth may never be extended

Your wealth is in the hearts of your dear friends

There's an old fashioned country way of livin'

There's an old country way to greet a friend

I'm shakin' off the shackles of this big town

And I'm headin' for the country ways again

Yeah, headin' for the country ways again

[From his album: "Live at Tamworth"

Songwriter: Slim Dusty

Contributed: Marten Busstra 2009]