I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

(Written by K. Fleming & D. Morgan)

Barbara Mandrell & George Jones

Album: Ultimate Collection: Barbara Mandrell 2001



(Barbara)

I remember wearin' straight leg Levis and flannel shirts

Even when they weren't in style

I remember singin' with Roy Rogers at the movies

When the West was really wild

And I was listenin' to the Opry

When all of my friends were diggin'

Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm & Blues

I was country, when country wasn't cool.



I remember circlin' the drive-in, pullin' up

And turnin' down George Jones

I remember when no one was lookin'

I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke

I took a lot of kiddin'

'Cause I never did fit in

now look at everybody tryin' to be what I was then

I was country, when country wasn't cool.



Chorus:

I was country, when country wasn't cool

I was Country, from my hat down to my boots

I still act, and look the same

What you see ain't nothin' new

I was country, when country wasn't cool.



--- Instrumental ---



They call us country bumpkins

For stickin' to our roots

I'm just glad we're in a country

Where we're all free to choose

I was country, when country wasn't cool.



Chorus: (George)

Hey, I was country, when country wasn't cool

Yes, I was Country, from my hat down to my boots

(Both)

I still act, and look the same

What you see ain't nothin' new

I was country, when country wasn't cool.



Yeah, I was Country when Country wasn't cool.