Well, they say that I´m too country
The way I look and sound
They wanna make me over,
Just a little more uptown.
Say I need to change my image,
Now tell me what that means.
Don´t they know I´ve got country in my genes!

I can´t help the way I talk,
I wouldn´t change it if I could.
Sophisticated ain´t my style,
But country fits me good.
And I ain´t ashamed for wearing what´s been handed down to me
Oh Lord, I´ve got country in my genes

I got country in my genes,
Country in my blood.
It goes back generations,
It´s something I´m proud of.
It´s something I was born with,
What you get is what you see.
I´m just an old hillybilly with a bluegrass song to sing.
Oh Lord, I´ve got country in my genes!

If country´s hit the big time, me I´m still the same,
And I ain´t above my raisin´t and I ain´t about to change.
I wouldn´t trade my Wranglers for the finest gaberdine.
Oh Lord, I´ve got country in my genes!

I got country in my genes!
Country in my blood!
It goes back generations,
It´s something I´m proud of.
It´s something I was born with,
What you get is what you see.
I´m just an old hillybilly with a bluegrass song to sing!
Oh Lord, I´ve got country in my genes!
Oh Lord, I´ve got country in my genes!