Song Description

Medium uptempo about all music being a part of a musician, but the country is in his veins.

Lyrics

COUNTRY IN MY VEINS

©, Willie McCulloch/Steve Osburn, 2001

VERSE I GREW UP IN A COUNTRY CHURCH AND SANG IN THE CHOIR,
ALL OF THAT SWEET MUSIC GAVE MY HEART A STRONG DESIRE,
I LISTENED TO ALL KINDS OF SONGS ON MY OLD RADIO,
AND THAT?S WHERE I DISCOVERED BLUES, AND OLD TIME ROCK-N-ROLL


VERSE MY MOM AND DAD WOULD LISTEN TO THE GRAND OLE OPRY SHOW,
AND I?D WRITE DOWN THE WORDS TO ALL THE SONGS I DIDN?T KNOW,
DAD BOUGHT A GUITAR FOR ME ON MY TENTH BIRTHDAY,
AND EACH NIGHT AFTER SUPPER HE WOULD TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY


CHORUS NOW THERE?S BLUEGRASS IN MY HANDS AND THERE?S CAJUN IN MY FEET,
AND ZYDECO?S ALL OVER ME AND HELPS ME KEEP THE BEAT,
THE BLUES ARE IN MY SOUL AND ROCK-IN-ROLL IS IN MY BRAIN,
AND GOSPEL?S IN MY HEART, BUT COUNTRY?S IN MY VEINS

*** GUITAR BREAK***


VERSE ON SUMMER NIGHTS I?D HANG AROUND THE BACKDOORS OF THE BARS,
SO I COULD HEAR THE FIDDLES, DRUMS, BANJOS AND GUITARS,
AND NOW I WISH MY PARENTS COULD?VE LIVED TO SEE MY SHOW,
CAUSE IF THEY WERE STILL HERE I KNOW THEY?D BE ON THAT FRONT ROW,


CHORUS NOW THERE?S BLUEGRASS IN MY HANDS AND THERE?S CAJUN IN MY FEET,
AND ZYDECO?S ALL OVER ME AND HELPS ME KEEP THE BEAT,
THE BLUES ARE IN MY SOUL AND ROCK-IN-ROLL IS IN MY BRAIN,
AND GOSPEL MUSIC?S IN MY HEART, BUT COUNTRY?S IN MY VEINS


CHORUS NOW THERE?S BLUEGRASS IN MY HANDS AND THERE?S CAJUN IN MY FEET,
AND ZYDECO?S ALL OVER ME AND HELPS ME KEEP THE BEAT,
THE BLUES ARE IN MY SOUL AND ROCK-IN-ROLL IS IN MY BRAIN,
AND GOSPEL MUSIC?S IN MY HEART, BUT COUNTRY?S IN MY VEINS


RPT YES, THE BLUES ARE IN MY SOUL AND ROCK-IN-ROLL IS IN MY BRAIN,
AND GOSPEL MUSIC?S IN MY HEART, BUT COUNTRY?S IN MY VEINS