Thank God I'm A Country Boy
John Denver 1974
  (Eagle 1002)   Tom Dillander
 
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OPENER - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 1

Circle left
Well I got me a fine life, got me old fiddle
When the sun comes up, I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

Do an allemande left with the corner go, come on back, a dosado
Men star by the left, gonna roll it once around that set
Turn your partner by the right, left allemande tonight
Come on back a dosado, promenade that girl back home
Well, I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
Never was one of those money hungry fools
Rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm country boy


FIGURE    Basic - SSD Week 10, corner progression

Heads (sides) square thru 4 hands around you'll do
Around that corner dosado, once around and a little more "dough"
Swing thru 2 by 2, boys run to the right you'll do
Ferris wheel in the middle and go
A right and left thru and turn your Joe
Square thru 3 hands you know, 3 hands around and go
Swing your corner, swing that girl
Promenade go round that world
Well, I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
Never was one of those money hungry fools
Rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy


MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
(32 beats of fiddle rhythm)
Join hands and circle to the left
Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
Never was one of those money hungry fools
Rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools

Allemande left and promenade
Well I got me a fine life, got me old fiddle
When the sun comes up, I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy


TAG

Swing that girl, go once around
Thank God I'm a country boy

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