Текст песни David Alan Coe - If That Aint Country
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Written By David Allan Coe/ Fred Spears Recitation:THE OLD MAN WAS COVERED WITH TATTOOS AND SCARSHE GOT SOME IN PRISON AND OTHERS IN BARSTHE REST HE GOT WORKING` ON OLD JUNK CARSIN THE DAYTIMETHEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARDAND I NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE WASN`T TIRED AND MEANHE SOLD USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS MEETCOVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEETCUSSING` THE SWEAT AND THE TEXAS HEATAND MESQUITESAND THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE LIVED LIKE HICKSBUT THEY BRUNG THEIR CARS FOR PA TO FIX ANYHOWHE WAS VETERAN-PROUD, TRIED AND TRUEHE`D FOUGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUEDIDN`T KNOW HOW HE`D MADE IT THROUGH THE HARD TIMESHE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILLBUT IT WASN`T WORTH ALL HE HAD TO KILL TO GET ITHE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACKCHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAIL POUCH SACKHAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACKSOMETIMESHE`D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKEAND THERE WASN`T TOO MUCHTHAT HE WOULD TAKE FROM A STRANGERTHERE WERE THIRTEEN KIDS AND A BUNCH OF DOGSA HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A YARD FULL OF HOGSI SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTING` UP LOGS FOR THE WINTERTRYING` LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE LORDWORKING` LIKE A NIGGER FOR MY ROOM AND BOARDCOAL-BURIN` STOVE, NO NATURAL GASIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, I`LL KISS YOUR ASSIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY,IT`LL HAIR LIP THE POPEIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, IT`S A DAMN GOOD JOKEI`VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,AND I`VE MET JOHNNY CASHIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, I`LL KISS YOUR ASSRECITATION:MAMA SELLS EGGS AT A GROCERY STOREMY OLDEST SISTER IS A FIRST-RATE WHOREDAD SAYS SHE CAN`T COME HOME ANYMOREAND HE MEANS ITMA JUST SITS AND KEEPS HER SILENCESISTER, SHE LEFT `CAUSE DAD GOT VIOLENTAND HE KNOWS ITMAMA SHE`S OLD FAR BEYOND HER TIMEFROM CHOPPING TOBACCO AND I`VE SEEN HER CRYING`WHEN BLOOD STARTED FLOWING` FROM HER CALLOUSED HAND AND IT HURT MESHE`D JUST KEEP WORKING` TRYING` TO HELP THE OLD MANTO THE END OF ONE ROW AND BACK AGAIN LIKE ALWAYSSHE`S BEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE JUNIOR WENT TO JAILWHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN`T NEVER FAILEDTO GET DOWN ON HER KNEES AND PRAYBECAUSE SHE LOVES HIMTOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS OFF IN THE WARFIGHTING` FOR FREEDOM,HE`S GOOD TO THE CORE AND SHE`S PROUDNOW OUR PLACE WAS A GRAVEYARD FOR AUTOMOBILESAT THE END OF THE PORCH THERE WAS FOUR STACKS OF WHEELSAND TIRES FOR SALE FOR A DOLLAR OR TWOCASHTHERE WAS FIFTY HOLES IN AN OLD TIN ROOFME AND MY FAMILY WE WAS LIVING` PROOFTHE PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR WHITE TRASHAND IF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, I`LL KISS YOUR ASSIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, IT`LL HAIR LIP THE POPEIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, IT`S A DAMN GOOD JOKEI`VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,AND I`VE MET JOHNNY CASHIF THAT AIN`T COUNTRY, I`LL KISS YOUR ASSI`M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYESCONCERNING THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRDI DIDN`T KNOW GOD MADE HONKY-TONK ANGELSAND WENT BACK TO THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE