GC
I went to the country just the other day
D7G
To see my Uncle Bill and sorta pass the time away
C
I asked him how he'd been, since last I'd passed his way
D7G
He rubbed his chin, here's what he had to say
GC
"My wife's been sick, the young'ns too
D7G
And I'm durn near down with the flu
C
The cow's gone dry, and them hens won't lay
D7G
But, we're still a-livin', so EVER'-THING'S Okay.
GC
The hogs took the cholera and they've all done died
D7G
The bees got mad - and they left the hive
C
The weevils got the corn and the rain rotted the hay
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The porch rotted down - that's more expense
D7G
The durned old mule - he tore down the fence
C
The mortgage is due and - I can't pay
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The cow broke in the field and eat up the beans
D7G
The durn rabbits - they got the turnip greens
C
And my Ma-in-law just moved in to stay
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
My land's so poor - so hard and "yeller"
D7G
You have to set on a sack of fetilizer to raise an "umbreller"
C
And it rains out here - nearly ever' day
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The well's gone dry and I have to tote the water
D7G
Up from the spring - about a mile and a quarter
C
My helper, he quit - for the lack of pay
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The house it leaks - it needs a new top
D7G
When it rains - it wets ever'thing we got
C
The chimney fell down - just yesterday
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The corn meals gone and the meat's run out
D7G
Got nothin' to kill to put in the smokehouse
C
The preacher's comin' Sunday - to spend the day
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
The canned stuff's spoiled - else the jar's got broke
D7G
And all we got left is one old Billy goat
C
We're gonna have a new baby about the first of May
D7G
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'THING'S Okay.
GC
My crop it rotted - in the ground
D7G
I asked for another loan but the banker turned me down
C
But - we're still a-livin' and we're prayin' for better days
D7G
So - after all, ever'thing's in purty good shape."
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.