He recognizes that she is "out of his league" because she wears a diamond ring and lives a sophisticated lifestyle he cannot provide.
While many listeners recognize the song from the Official Don Williams Audio , it has a rich recording history: I'm Just A Country Boy
"Cause I'm just a country boy, money have I none But I've got silver in the stars and gold in the mornin' sun Gold in the mornin' sun" If you'd like, I can help you: Find to play it yourself. Explore other "Gentle Giant" hits by Don Williams. He recognizes that she is "out of his
Williams' rendition turned the folk song into a massive country success. It became his seventh No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent eleven weeks on the charts. Williams' rendition turned the folk song into a
Written by Marshall Barer and Fred Hellerman (using the pseudonym Fred Brooks because he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era), the song was first recorded by Harry Belafonte as a B-side to "Hold 'Em Joe".