Well I guess you can count this one as a cover or an original since it's a parody and I wrote all new lyrics. I've had it in my head to make a parody of this song that makes fun of the original song ever since I heard it for the first time when I was a little boy, because it always sounded so stupid and I didn't like it. Where is this farm (I used to think) where you get to stop working just because it's getting dark? Wouldn't that be something wonderful! John Denver sang it but he didn't write it. It was written by a member of his backup band, probably while he was smoking some primo stuff.
A few explanations:
power take-off -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_take-off
the old 8N -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_N-Series_tractor
pull a calf -
http://www.wikihow.com/Help-a-Cow-Give-Birth
Well life on the farm is a lotta hard work
The cows are all stupid and the bull is a jerk
Working all day while the city boys smirk
Don't wanna be a country boy
Well a simple kinda life nearly killed me one day
Cleaning out the barn and slinging some hay
Stuck the pitchfork in my foot and nearly bled away
Don't wanna be a country boy
(chorus)
I got a pocket knife and a stick I can whittle
My wife is okay she can cook me some vittles
The stove is broke so we gotta use a griddle
Don't wanna be a country boy
Well the work's never done but the sun's going down
Gotta pull-start the truck and head into town
Need to buy some more staples 'fore that fence comes unwound
Don't wanna be a country boy
Well I'd sit and watch Netflix every day if I could
But we're out in the country where the signal ain't too good
Winter's coming anyway, I gotta chop some firewood
Don't wanna be a country boy
(chorus)
I'd trade places with you as easy as you please
Yeah I'm begging you down on bended knees
Buy this farm from me and let me live a life of ease
Don't wanna be a country boy
Yeah, city folks driving a Mercedes Benz
Wish I could buy a new tractor every now and then
I need to fix the power take-off on the old 8N
Don't wanna be a country boy
(chorus)
This post hole digger was my daddy's 'til the day he died
Then he took me by the hand, held me close to his side
Said, "Be sure and don't place them fence posts too wide"
Don't wanna be a country boy
My daddy taught me young how to pull a calf
How to find a mama cow down in the back half
And guard her through the night while the coyotes laugh
Don't wanna be a country boy
(chorus)
I got a pocket knife and a stick I can whittle
My wife is okay she can cook me some vittles
The stove is outta propane so we gotta use a griddle
Don't wanna be a country boy