People say

I'm no good

And crazy as a loon

Cause I get stoned

in the morning

I get drunk

in the afternoon

Kinda like

my old blue tick hound

I like to lay around

in the shade

And I ain't got no money

But I damn sure

got it made

Cause I ain't askin'

nobody for nothin'

If I can't

get it on my own

If you don't like

the way I'm livin'

You just leave

this long haired

country boy alone

Preacher man

talkin' on TV

A puttin' down

the rock and roll

Wants me to send

a donation

cause he's worried

about my soul

He said, Jesus

walked on the water

And I know that is true

But sometimes

I think that preacher man

Would like to do

a little walkin' too

But I ain't askin'

nobody for nothin'

If I can't

get it on my own

If you don't like

the way I'm livin'

You just leave

this long haired

country boy alone

A poor girl

wants to marry

And a rich girl

wants to flirt

A rich man

goes to college

And a poor man

goes to work

A drunkard wants

another drink of wine

And a politician

wants a vote

I don't want much

of nothin' at all

But I will take another toke

Cause I ain't askin'

nobody for nothin'

If I can't

get it on my own

If you don't like

the way I'm livin'

You just leave

this long haired

country boy alone