Folks are dumb where I come from
They ain't had any learnin'
Still they're happy as can be
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)

Folks like us could never fuss
With schools and books and learnin'
Still we've gone from A to Z
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)

You don't have to know how to read or write
When you're out with a feller in the pale moonlight
You don't have to look in a book to find
What he thinks of the moon and what is on his mind
That comes natur'lly (that comes natur'lly)

My uncle out in Texas
Can't even write his name
He signs his checks with "X's"
But they cash them just the same

If you saw my paw and maw
You'd know they'd had no learnin'
Still they raised a family
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)

Cousin Jack insured his shack
And now he plays with matches
He'll collect just wait and see
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)

Sister Sal who's musical
Has never had a lesson
Still she's learned to sing off-key
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)

You don't have to go to a private school
Not to turn up your bustle to a stubborn mule
You don't have to have a professor's dome
Not to go for the honey when the bee's at home
That comes natur'lly (that comes natur'lly)

My tiny baby brother
Who's never read a book
Knows one sex from the other
All he had to do was look

Grandpaw Bill lives on the hill
With someone he just married
There he is at ninety-three
Doin' what comes natur'lly
(Doin' what comes natur'lly)