Backwoods Barbie Song Lyrics and Chords by Dolly Parton
Backwoods Barbie
Written and Recorded by Dolly Parton
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I grew up poor and ragged just a
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simple country girl
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I wanted to be pretty more than anything in the
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world
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Barbie or the models in the
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Fredrick's
ca
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talog
From rags to wishes
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in my dreams
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I could have it
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all
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just a backwoods Barbie too much
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makeup too much hair
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Don't be fooled by thinking that the
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goods are not all
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there
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Don't let these false eyelashes
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lead you to be
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lieve
That I'm as shallow
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as I look cause
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I run true and
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deep
I've always been misunderstood
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because of how I look
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Don't judge me by the cover cause I'm a real good
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book
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read into it what you will
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but see me as I
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am
The way I look is
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just a country
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girl's idea of
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glam
I'm
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just a backwoods Barbie in a
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push-up bra and heels
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I might look artificial but
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where it counts I'm
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real
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And I'm all dolled up and hoping for a
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chance to prove my
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worth
And even backwoods
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Barbie'
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s get their feeling
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s
hurt
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just a backwoods Barbie too much
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makeup too much hair
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Don't be fooled by thinking that the
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goods are not all
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there
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Yes I can see where I could be
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misjudged upon first
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glance
But even backwoods
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Barbie's
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deserve a second
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chance
I'm
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just a backwoods
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Barbie just
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asking for a
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chance
Just a backwoods
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Barbie
FAQ
Who sang the the song Backwoods Barbie?
- The song Backwoods Barbie was sang by Dolly Parton.
Who is Dolly Parton?
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including Entertainer of the Year four People's Choice Awards and three American Music Awards.
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
