Way back up in the country, back in the hills Down in the hollows where the folks are real Living with the crazies and the old wildcats Sawed off shotguns and coon skin caps That's where I'm from and I'm proud to say I'm from the country and I like it that way Everybody knows everybody Everybody calls you friend You don't need an invitation Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play We're from the country and we like it that way All day long we work in the fields And bring it on home to a home cooked meal We love you like Sunday and treat you like Saturday night And when the beds get full we can sleep in the hay (hey) We're from the country and we like it that way Everybody knows everybody Everybody calls you friend You don't need an invitation Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play We're from the country and we like it that way Everybody knows everybody Everybody calls you friend You don't need an invitation Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in (come on in) Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play We're from the country, we're from the country We're from the country and we like it that way