I was country when country wasn’t cool (video) (midi)

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1. I remember wearin' straight leg Levis

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and flannel shirts, even when they weren't in style.

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I remember singin' with Roy Rogers

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at the movies, when the West was really wild.

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And I was listenin' to the Opry

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when all of my friends were diggin' Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm & Blues,

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I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

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2. I remember circlin' the drive-in,

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pullin' up and turnin' down George Jones.

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I remember when no one was lookin',

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I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke.

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I took a lot of kiddin', 'cause I never did fit in,

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take look at everybody tryin' to be what I was then,

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I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

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+ Ooh, I was Country, when Country wasn’t cool,

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I was Country, from my hat down to my boots.

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I still act, and look the same, what you see ain't nothin' new,

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I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

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2. They call us "country bumpkins", for stickin' to our roots,

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I'm just glad we're in a country, where we're all free to choose,

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I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

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Hey, I was Country when Country wasn't cool,

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yeah, I was Country, from my hat down to my boots.

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I still act, and look the same, what you see ain't nothin' new,

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I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

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Yeah, I was Country, when Country wasn't cool.

(Barbara Mandrell & George Jones)