A Haggards Style Honky Tonk Swing

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They Took the Country Out of Country
© 2007 Teddie Cochran

They took the country out of country
They're playing it as rock and roll
They put out to pasture
Men like Haggard, Hank and Jones
That puts me in an awkward position
Cause now I don't have a home
They took the country out of country
They're playing it as rock and roll

Last night I heard on the radio
The most peculiar air
It didn't have a steel guitar
Or that sweet old fiddle charm
The D J swore up and down
It was the greatest hit in town
I knew right then and there
I was homeless bound

They took the country out of country
They're playing it as rock and roll
They put out to pasture
Men like Haggard, Hank and Jones
That puts me in an awkward position
Cause now I don't have a home
They took the country out of country
They're playing it as rock and roll

Last night I played the county fair
a bubbly atmosphere
I'm hangin' round behind the stage
To sound check my gear
The M C took a holy vow
It was the coolest gig in town
I can't believe where I'm playing
I'm giggin' on the merry-go-round

They took the country out of country
They're playing it as rock and roll
They put out to pasture
Men like Haggard, Hank and Jones
That puts me in an awkward position
Cause now I don't have a home
They took the country out of country
They re-cycled rock and roll

We're tuning up our fiddles
We're tuning up those strings
I'll put the country back into country
Let that old time country music sing