Thomas Carter of Montville, ME The preacher man says it’s the end of time
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town

I live back in the woods, you see
A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We came from the West Virginia coalmines
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cause one-of-‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survivereport abuse

VivaBushNOOO of Waterville, ME People tie themselves in knots with their own irrationality. If a bread winner is disabled, what happens? They slip into poverty. Once in poverty, everything is a more difficult process. Just getting from point A to B is a severe challenge for the poor, who after all, are poor and may not be able to afford a car. The irrationality and hatred expressed by people who have no clue about suffering around them is sickening. Instead of latching on to the Rush Limbaugh stupidity about "not working," why don't you consider what jobs are avilable, to whom and what is required. But no, it's easier to be ignorant, prattle on and blame those who are suffering. I wonder if you lose a job and don't have a safety net what will happen to you? Then again, that's the problem. You think it can't happen to you and believe this "boostraps" and "beer drinking" nonsense. What a bungh of dummies. Really.report abuse

VivaBushNOOO of Waterville, ME Cynic,

You are a truly ignorant person.report abuse

TheCynic of Central, ME And what this report didn't show, is that most of the low income residents in Waldo county are having to opt for generic cigarettes and less-than-premium beer! I'm glad President Obama will make life much fairer for these poor Waldo county residents...report abuse