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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
Fiddle
Fred Edwards
Fred Edwards
Drums
Charlie Hayward
Charlie Hayward
Bass
Barry Barnes
Barry Barnes
Acoustic Guitar
Richard Betts
Richard Betts
Dobro
Gary Allen
Gary Allen
Drums
Mark Fitzgerald
Mark Fitzgerald
Bass
James Wainwright Marshall
James Wainwright Marshall
Percussion
T. Crain
T. Crain
Guitar
Taz DiGregorio
Taz DiGregorio
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Hornsby
Paul Hornsby
Producer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
C. Grier
C. Grier
Editing Engineer
Ovie Sparks
Ovie Sparks
Engineer
Tony Humphreys
Tony Humphreys
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

People say I'm no good
Crazy as a loon
'Cause I get up in the morning
I get down in the afternoon, yeah
Kinda like my old blue tick hound
Used to lay around on the shade
And I ain't got no money
But I damn sure got it made
'Cause I ain't askin' nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone
Preacher man talking on TV
Puttin' down the rock and roll
He wants me to send a donation
'Cause he's worried about my soul
The man said, "Jesus walked on the water"
And I know that it's true
But sometimes I think that preacher man
Would like to do a little walking too
'Cause I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone
Yeah, a poor girl wants to marry
And a rich girl wants to flirt
Yeah, a rich man goes to college
And a poor man goes to work
Only a drunkard wants another drink of wine
And a politician wants your vote
Yeah, and I don't want much of nothing at all
But I will tell another joke
I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone
Oh, yeah
Mercy
Written by: Charlie Daniels

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