Yeah you can't take the boy from the country But you can't take the country from the boy Take him into town but he'll turn that city down You can't take the country from the boy You can't take the boy from the country Dress him up until he's looking smart All those fancy clothes will never change him He'll still be a country boy at hart Yeah you can't take a boy from the country... When he's old enough to make a living The country boy will move into town He'll work hard and save of all his money Just to buy a farm where he can settle down Yeah you can't take a boy from the country... When it comes to women he's a lover His country grin he'll give 'em every time When he'll find a girl he wants to marry You casn bet she'll be that good old fashioned kind Yeah you can't take a boy from the country... You can't take the country from the boy You can't take the country from the boy