Country Life (I), The

DESCRIPTION: The singer describes the joy of living and working in the country, reporting "I like to rise when the sun she rises, Early in the morning... And hurrah for the life of the country boy." He describes the work done on the farm in each season
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1976
KEYWORDS: home farming nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (1 citation):
DT, COUNTRYL*
RECORDINGS:
Guy Wolff, "Country Life" (Piotr-Archive #438, recorded 01/08/2023)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Country Life (II)" (chorus lyrics)
cf. "A Sweet Country Life" (theme)
cf. "The Brisk and Bonny Lass (The Brisk and Bonny Lad)" (theme)
cf. "The Contented Countryman" (theme)
cf. "I Like to Be There" (form, lyrics)
NOTES [33 words]: Although Guy Wolff is American (a resident of Connecticut), there are a number of hints in the Piotr archive that he learned it from a British source. I doubt it is found in American tradition. - RBW
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