AS I WALK

THROUGH THE VAL LEY

WHERE I HAR VEST

MY GRAIN

I TAKE A LOOK AT

MY WIFE AND RE AL IZE

SHE'S VERY PLAIN

BUT THAT'S

JUST PER FECT

FOR AN AM ISH LIKE ME

YOU KNOW I SHUN

FAN CY THINGS

LIKE E LEC TRI CI TY

AT FOUR- THIR TY

IN THE MOR NIN'

I'M MIL KIN' COWS

JE BE DI AH FEEDS

THE CHIC KENS

AND JA COB PLOWS

FOOL

AND I'VE BEEN MIL KIN'

AND PLOW IN'

SO LONG THAT

EVEN E ZE KIEL THINKS

THAT MY MIND IS GONE

I'M A MAN

OF THE LAND

I'M IN TO DIS CI PLINE

GOT A BI BLE

IN MY HAND

AND A BEARD

ON MY CHIN

BUT IF I FI NISH

ALL OF MY CHORES

AND YOU FI NISH THINE

THEN TO NIGHT

WE'RE GON NA PAR TY

LIKE IT'S 16 9 9

WE'VE BEEN SPEN DIN'

MOST OUR LIVES

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

I CHURNED BUT TER

ONCE OR TWICE

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

IT'S HARD WORK

AND SA CRI FICE

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

WE SELL QUILTS

AT DIS COUNT PRICE

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

A LO CAL BOY

KICKED ME

IN THE BUTT

LAST WEEK

I JUST SMILED AT HIM

AND I TURNED

THE O THER CHEEK

I REAL LY DON'T CARE

IN FACT

I WISH HIM WELL

'CAUSE I'LL BE

LAUG HIN' MY HEAD OFF

WHEN HE'S

BUR NIN' IN HELL

BUT I AIN'T NE VER

PUNCHED A TOURI ST

EV EN IF

HE DE SERVED IT

AN AM ISH

WITH A 'TUDE

YOU KNOW

THAT'S UN HEARD OF

I NE VER WEAR BUT TONS

BUT I GOT

A COOL HAT

AND MY HOM IES A GREE

I REAL LY LOOK GOOD

IN BLACK

FOOL

IF YOU COME TO VI SIT

YOU'LL BE

BORED TO TEARS

WE HAVE N'T

E VEN PAID

THE PHONE BILL IN

THREE HUN DRED YEARS

BUT WE AIN'T

REAL LY QUAINT

SO PLEASE DON'T

POINT AND STARE

WE'RE JUST

TECH NO LO GI CALLY

IM PAIRED

THERE'S NO PHONE

NO LIGHTS

NO MO TOR CAR

NOT A SIN GLE LU XU RY

LIKE RO BIN SON

CA RU SO

IT'S AS PRI MI TIVE

AS CAN BE

WE'VE BEEN SPEN DIN'

MOST OUR LIVES

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

WE'RE JUST

PLAIN AND SIM PLE GUYS

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

THERE'S NO TIME

FOR SIN AND VICE

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

WE DON'T FIGHT

WE ALL PLAY NICE

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

HIT CHIN' UP THE BUG GY

CHUR NIN' LOTS

OF BUT TER

RAISED A BARN

ON MON DAY

SOON I'LL

RAISE A NUT TER

THINK YOU'RE

REAL LY RIGHT EOUS

THINK YOU'RE

PURE IN HEART

WELL I KNOW

I'M A MIL LION TIMES AS

HUM BLE AS THOU ART

I'M THE PI OUS GUY

THE LIT TLE AM LETTES

WAN NA BE LIKE

ON MY KNEES

DAY AND NIGHT

SCOR IN' POINTS

FOR THE AF TER LIFE

SO DON'T BE VAIN

AND DON'T BE WHI NY

OR ELSE MY BRO THER

I MIGHT HAVE TO

GET ME DIE VAL

ON YOUR HEI NIE

WE'VE BEEN SPEN DIN'

MOST OUR LIVES

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

WE'RE ALL

CRA ZY MEN NO NITES

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

THERE'S NO COPS

OR TRAF FIC LIGHTS

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE

BUT YOU'D PROBA BLY

THINK IT BITES

LI VIN' IN AN

AM ISH PA RA DISE