COUNTRY BOY

Jimmie Driftwood - 1958


The country boy's got plenty o' corn
A buckskin saddle with a silver horn
The best ol' boy that ever was born

Saddle's his mule on a moonlit night
Finds him a girl to hold him tight
And don't come home till broad daylight

The country boy, he ain't no fool
He does his courtin' on a long-eared mule

Gets her up behind his saddle
Tells her about his hogs and cattle
She knows good and well he won't tattle

Parks his mule by a shady tree
Hugs her a little and says "Oh Gee!
You know you're the only girl for me"

The country boy, he ain't no fool
He does his courtin' on a long-eared mule

Found him a girl in Caroline
Pretty little girl in Caroline
She fed him on chicken and she fed him on wine

Found him a girl in Tennessee
Pretty little girl in Tennessee
She fed him on cake and sassafras tea

The country boy, he ain't no fool
He does his courtin' on a long-eared mule

The country boy's got a greenback bill
A little log cabin on the top of the hill
And he's just as happy as a whippoorwill

Got his mule and ready to go
To take his girl to the dosey-doh
And shake his leg till the rooster's crow

The country boy, he ain't no fool
He does his courtin' on a long-haired mule

The country boy sings tenor and bass
Goes to the table with a poker face
Nobody giggles when he says grace

Makes no brags and he tells no lies
Hugs all the girls and whips all the guys
And goes straight to Heaven whenever he dies

The country boy, he ain't no fool
He does his courtin' on a long-haired mule


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2005
with update by Joe Locker- August 2013)