 Well, my fiddle was my daddy till the day he died And he took me by the hand, held me close to his side Said, live a good life, play my fiddle with pride Thank God you're a country boy Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to riddle Taught me how to work, to play a tune on the fiddle He taught me how to love and how to give just a little And thank God I'm a country boy Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle Life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle