Written by K. Fleming & D. Morgan 

(As performed by Barbara Mandrell and George Jones) 



I remember wearin' straight leg Levis and flannel shirts

Even when they weren't in style

I remember singin' with Roy Rogers at the movies

When the West was really wild

And I was listenin' to the Opry

When all of my friends were diggin' Rock 'n Roll

And Rhythm & Blues

I was Country, when Country wasn't cool



I remember circlin' the drive-in, pullin' up

And turnin' down George Jones

I remember when no one was lookin'

I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke

I took a lot of kiddin'

'Cause I never did fit in

now look at everybody tryin' to be what I was then

I was Country, when Country wasn't cool



(Chorus:)

I was Country, when Country wasn't cool

I was Country, from my hat down to my boots

I still act, and look the same

What you see ain't nothin' new

I was Country, when Country wasn't cool



They call us country bumpkins

For stickin' to our roots

I'm just glad we're in a country

Where we're all free to choose

I was Country, when Country wasn't cool



(Repeat chorus)



Yeah, I was Country when Country wasn't cool