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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Prine
John Prine
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Prine
John Prine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Producer
Joe Romersa
Joe Romersa
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Up in the morning
Work like a dog
Is better than sitting
Like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners
Be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home
That's as big as a house
[Verse 2]
I know a fella
He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls
'Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife
She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney
And drinks like a fish
[Verse 3]
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
[Verse 4]
Elvis had a woman
With a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman
That made my knees knock
She'd sing like an angel
And eat like a bird
And if I wrote a song
She'd know every single word
[Verse 5]
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
[Verse 6]
Kiss a little baby
Give the world a smile
And if you take an inch
Give 'em back a mile
'Cause if you lie like a rug
And you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be
As happy as a clam
[Verse 7]
I'm sitting in a hotel
Trying to write a song
My head is just as empty
As the day is long
Why, it's clear as a bell
I should have gone to school
I'd be wise as an owl
Instead of stubborn as a mule
[Verse 8]
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
Written by: John E. Prine

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