jesus was a country boy

i stumbled on a preacher sunday mornin''

all decked out and made up for tv

askin' for some money from god's people

talkin' all that high theology

well

i might be just an old blue collar

there's things about the lord that i don't know

but i bet he never had a million dollars

or wore a lot of stylish fancy clothes

'cause jesus was a country boy

walkin' down a dirt road with everything that he owned

he never met a stranger

born in a barn underneath the stars

his momma laid him in a manger

swimmin' in the river

fishin' for his dinner

livin' with the sinners like me

makes me think

jesus was a country boy

my daddy never cared much for religion

and my mama worried a lot about his soul

she's hit her knees and pray for him on sunday

while daddy hit his favorite fishin' hole

you see daddy was a rebel and a rambler

but i always knew he loved my momma so

i never doubted

he'd make it to heaven

'cause it's not who you are

it's who you know

and daddy knew

that jesus was a country boy

walkin' down a dirt road with everything that he owned

he never met a stranger

born in a barn underneath the stars

his momma laid him in a manger

swimmin' in the river

fishin' for his dinner

livin' with the sinners like me

makes me think

jesus was a country boy

oh yes and i believe

that jesus was a country boy