Country Pride Song Lyrics and Chords by Billy Crash Craddock
Country Pride
Recorded by Billy Crash Craddock
Written by Dale Morris and Jim Sahnger
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Did you ever see the winter skies through
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cracks in bedroom
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walls
From a bed you slept on sideways to make
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room
For three
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brothers and your sister under
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blankets thin and
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small
And you prayed to God
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make springtime come real
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soon
In the morning you would hit the floor
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before the rooster
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crows
Then you'd feel the flash of cold run through your
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veins
On the
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way down to the schoolhouse you would
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curse the winter
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snow
Cause you have no boots to
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stop the freezing
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pain
Country
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prid
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e country
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pride
You may
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leave there but you carry it
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inside
There's no
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man this side of heaven who should
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ever try to hide
That he made his way in this old world
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because of country
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pride
Momma fixed our lunch the best she could but
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never had
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enough
To feed growing kids with hungry in their
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eyes
But we
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always seemed to make it even
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though the times were
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tough
We were country folks and
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we had country
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pride
Repeat #3
That he made his way in this ole world
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because of country
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pride
FAQ
Who sang the the song Country Pride?
- The song Country Pride was sang by Billy Crash Craddock.
Who is Billy Crash Craddock?
- Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hit's "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music.
