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The preacher man says it's the end of time 00:01

And the Mississippi River, she's a-goin' dry 00:12

The interest is up and the stock market's down 00:15

And you only get mugged if you go downtown 00:23

I live back in the woods, you see 00:26

My woman and the kids and the dogs and me 00:34

I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four-wheel drive 00:38

And a country boy can survive 00:46

Country folks can survive 00:49

I can plow a field all day long 00:53

I can catch catfish from dusk 'til dawn (yeah) 01:00

We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too 01:07

Ain't too many things these old boys can't do 01:11

We grow good-ole tomatoes and homemade wine 01:14

And a country boy can survive 01:23

Country folks can survive 01:25

Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run 01:28

'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotguns 01:37

We say grace, and we say ma'am 01:40

If you ain't into that, we don't give a damn 01:45

We came from the West Virginia coal mines 01:48

And the Rocky Mountains, and the western skies 01:54

And we can skin a buck, we can run a trotline 01:58

And a country boy can survive 02:05

Country folks can survive 02:08

I had a good friend in New York City 02:11

He never called me by my name, just hillbilly 02:20

My grandpa taught me how to live off the land 02:23

And his taught him to be a businessman 02:31

He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights 02:34

And I'd send him some homemade wine 02:42

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife 02:46

For 43 dollars, my friend lost his life 02:53

I'd love to spit some beech nut in that dude's eyes 02:57

And shoot him with my old .45 03:05

'Cause a country boy can survive 03:08

Country folks can survive 03:10

'Cause you can't starve us out and you can't make us run 03:13

'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotguns 03:22

We say grace, and we say ma'am 03:25

If you ain't into that, we don't give a damn 03:30

We're from North California and South Alabam' 03:33

And little towns all around this land 03:40

And we can skin a buck, and run a trotline 03:43

And a country boy can survive 03:51

Country folks can survive 03:54

A country boy can survive 03:56

Country folks can survive 04:00

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A Country Boy Can Survive

Hank Williams, Jr.

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The preacher man says it's the end of time

And the Mississippi River, she's a-goin' dry

The interest is up and the stock market's down

And you only get mugged if you go downtown

I live back in the woods, you see

My woman and the kids and the dogs and me

I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four-wheel drive

And a country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long

I can catch catfish from dusk 'til dawn (yeah)

We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too

Ain't too many things these old boys can't do

We grow good-ole tomatoes and homemade wine

And a country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run

'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotguns

We say grace, and we say ma'am

If you ain't into that, we don't give a damn

We came from the West Virginia coal mines

And the Rocky Mountains, and the western skies

And we can skin a buck, we can run a trotline

And a country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

I had a good friend in New York City

He never called me by my name, just hillbilly

My grandpa taught me how to live off the land

And his taught him to be a businessman

He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights

And I'd send him some homemade wine

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife

For 43 dollars, my friend lost his life

I'd love to spit some beech nut in that dude's eyes

And shoot him with my old .45

'Cause a country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

'Cause you can't starve us out and you can't make us run

'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotguns

We say grace, and we say ma'am

If you ain't into that, we don't give a damn

We're from North California and South Alabam'

And little towns all around this land

And we can skin a buck, and run a trotline

And a country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

A country boy can survive

Country folks can survive

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Vocabulary	Meanings
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
plow /plaʊ/ B2	verb - to turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plow, especially before sowing.
catch /kætʃ/ A1	verb - to intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or dropped).
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - (of a living thing) to increase in size or substance.
starve /stɑːrv/ B2	verb - suffer severely or die from hunger.
raise /reɪz/ B1	verb - bring up (a child).
skin /skɪn/ B2	verb - to remove the skin from (an animal or fruit).
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
taught /tɔːt/ A2	verb - past tense of teach - impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something.
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - discharge a bullet or arrow from a gun or bow.
woods /wʊdz/ A2	noun - a large area covered with trees; a forest.
wine /waɪn/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.
downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ A2	noun - the main business or commercial area of a town or city.
coal /koʊl/ B1	noun - a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel.