Abie Rotenberg:Country Boy

Listened to the song once more, and fixed a few minor errors.

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	Each year we?d fly the stars and stripes on the fourth day of July		Each year we?d fly the stars and stripes on the fourth day of July
-	My folks never said much but did you do your chores today	+	My folks never said much but "did you do your chores today"
-	Then again from time to time G-d bless the USA	+	Then again from time to time "G-d bless the USA"
	I grew into a man with my uncomplicated life		I grew into a man with my uncomplicated life
	And asked the girl from down the road, Caroline, to be my wife		And asked the girl from down the road, Caroline, to be my wife
	I was a country boy living the all American dream		I was a country boy living the all American dream
-	Hard at work, drinking hard, not much in between	+	Hard at work, drinking hard, not much in between.
	Never gave much thought to matters of the spirit or the soul		Never gave much thought to matters of the spirit or the soul
-	Wouldn?t trade my way of life for a bushel full of gold	+	Wouldn't trade my way of life for a bushel full of gold.
	But one night in the attic in an old and dusty crate		But one night in the attic in an old and dusty crate
-	I found great-grandpa?s diary, till dawn I read it straight	+	I found great-grandpa?s diary, till dawn I read it straight.
	Turns out he fled from Russia back in 1893		Turns out he fled from Russia back in 1893
-	The oldest child to my surprise of a Jewish family	+	The oldest child to my surprise of a Jewish family.
-	I showed it to my parents, they said son yes it?s true	+	I showed it to my parents, they said "son yes it?s true,
-	But its just ancient history, don?t let it trouble you	+	But its just ancient history, don?t let it trouble you"
	First thing great-grandpappy did when he set foot on this land		First thing great-grandpappy did when he set foot on this land
-	Was say I pledge allegiance to good old Uncle Sam	+	Was say I pledge allegiance to good old Uncle Sam.
	I was a country boy living the all American dream		I was a country boy living the all American dream
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	But I was more than taken back, my thoughts out of control		But I was more than taken back, my thoughts out of control
-	I said I got to know more, put my wedding plans on hold	+	I said I got to know more, put my wedding plans on hold.
	So I drove up to the city, told the Rabbi what I knew		So I drove up to the city, told the Rabbi what I knew
-	He said please let me teach you what it means to be a Jew	+	He said "Please let me teach you what it means to be a Jew."
-	He taught me about Torah, and mitzvos 613	+	He taught me about Torah, and the mitzvos 613
-	And how our lives have meaning if we keep ourselves pristine	+	And how our lives have meaning if we keep ourselves pristine.
-	Day after day he challenged me, come home, I know you can	+	Day after day he challenged me, "come home, I know you can"
-	He seemed so sad when I said, I can?t change the way I am	+	He seemed so sad when I said "I can?t change the way I am."
	They all ran out to greet me, my dear folks and Caroline		They all ran out to greet me, my dear folks and Caroline
-	So happy I was home, that I hadn?t lost my mind	+	So happy I was home, that I hadn?t lost my mind.
-	Son, my daddy said, while you were gone, I made a pact	+	"Son", my daddy said, "While you were gone, I made a pact
-	That I?d buy you a brand new truck the day that you came back	+	That I?d buy you a brand new truck the day that you came back"
	We each have moments in our lives that show G-d?s providence		We each have moments in our lives that show G-d?s providence
-	But mostly we just shrug them off as mere coincedence	+	But mostly we just shrug them off as mere coincidence.
	When I went to get new plates down at the DMV		When I went to get new plates down at the DMV
-	The license plate they gave me read, GET613	+	The license plate they gave me read, GET613.
	I?m still a country boy but now my life?s a dream come true		I?m still a country boy but now my life?s a dream come true
-	I study Torah in Jerusalem with the Western Wall in view	+	Studying Torah in Jerusalem with the Western Wall in view
	My mind is filled with matters of the spirit and the soul		My mind is filled with matters of the spirit and the soul
	Wouldn?t trade my Yiddishkeit for a bushel full of gold		Wouldn?t trade my Yiddishkeit for a bushel full of gold
-	I?m still a country boy but my life?s a dream come true	+	I?m still a country boy but now my life?s a dream come true
-	I study Torah in Jerusalem with the Western Wall in view	+	Studying Torah in Jerusalem with the Western Wall in view
	My Hebrew?s got a country twang but no one makes a fuss		My Hebrew?s got a country twang but no one makes a fuss
-	And now I mean it when I say the words, ?In G-d we trust?	+	And now I mean it when I say the words, ?In G-d we trust.?
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