Mike Davis asked for this one. This is one of those great "story songs"so typical of country music.COUNTRY BUMPKINRecorded by CAL SMITHHE WALKED INTO THE BAR AND PLACED HIS LANKY FRAME UPON A TALL BAR STOOLAND WITH A LONG SOFT SOUTHERN DRAWL HE SAID I'LL TAKE A GLASS OF ANYTHINGTHAT'S COOLA BAR-ROOM GIRL WITH WISE AND KNOWING EYES SLOWLY LOOKED HIM UP AND DOWNAND SHE THOUGHT I WONDER HOW ON EARTH THIS COUNTRY BUMPKIN FOUND HIS WAYTO TOWN(CHORUS 1)SHE SAID HELLO COUNTRY BUMPKIN. HOW'S THE FROST OUT ON THE PUMPKINI'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS BUT MAN YOU'RE SOMETHIN'WHERE'D YOU COME FROM COUNTRY BUMPKIN(VERSE 2)IT WAS JUST A SHORT YEAR LATER, IN A SWEAT-DRENCHED BED OF JOYFUL TEARSAND DEATH-LIKE PAININTO THIS WONDROUS WORLD OF MANY WONDERS, ONE MORE WONDER CAMETHAT SAME WOMAN'S FACE WAS WRAPPED UP IN A RAPTURED LOOK OF LOVE ANDTENDERNESSAS SHE MARVELLED AT THE SOFT AND WARM AND CUDDLY BOY-CHILD FEEDING AT HERBREAST(CHORUS 2)SHE SAID SHE SAID HELLO COUNTRY BUMPKIN. FRESH AS FROST OUT ON THEPUMPKINI'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS BUT BABE YOU'RE SOMETHIN'MAMA LOVES HER COUNTRY BUMPKIN(VERSE 3)FORTY YEARS OF HARD WORK LATER, IN A SIMPLE QUIET AND PEACEFUL COUNTRYPLACETHE HEAVY HAND OF TIME HAD NOT ERASED THE RAPTURED WONDER FROM THEWOMAN'S FACESHE WAS LYING ON HER DEATH BED KNOWING FULLY WELL HER RACE WAS NEARLY RUNBUT SHE SOFTLY SMILED AND LOOKED INTO THE SAD EYES OF HER HUSBAND AND HERSON(CHORUS 3)AND SHE SAID SO LONG COUNTRY BUMPKIN. THE FROST IS GONE NOW FROM THEPUMPKINI'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS AND LIFE'S BEEN SOMETHIN'SEE YOU LATER COUNTRY BUMPKIN4/4, with some 2/4 measures(VERSE)1 (2/4) 1 (4/4) 4 11 (2/4) 1 (4/4) 4 15 5 1 17(CHORUS)4 5 1 174 5 1 1Tom RiversTom Cainetipper11@juno.com
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