Momma sure was right
In her preachinsâ on the backwoods life
She said itâs sure as the sun goes down and the sun comes up
In the hearts of Hillbillies
And the souls of Big Cities
Thereâs a common ground as strong as in God we trust
Itâs hip to be country,
Dope to be downhome
Alright to be righteous
Legit to get stuck and sling a little mud
Itâs fly to be the farmhand
Pimp to be the poor man
Cool to be free as the breeze
And hip to be country
Itâs as soakinâ as rain
Smokinâ as a coal train
Itâs stars and bars that bleed red, white and blue
Itâs the sound of a holler
Jumpinâ in the muddy waters
And its why I hang my hat neathâ an ole tin roof
Its hip to be country,
Dope to be downhome
Alright to be righteous
Legit to get stuck and sling a little mud
Itâs fly to be the farmhand
Pimp to be the poor man
Cool to be free as the breeze
And hip to be country
Itâs groovy to feel like me
And Hip to be Country