John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
Here’s John Prine himself explaining how the song originated. In short, he’s just having fun collecting similes and fitting them into a song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vqNwPJfegY
Up in the morning, work like a dog
Is better than sitting like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners, be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home that's as big as a house
I know a fella, he eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife, she's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world
Elvis had a woman with a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman that made my knees knock
She'd sing like an angel and eat like a bird
And if I wrote a song, she'd know every single word
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world
Kiss a little baby, give the world a smile
And if you take an inch, give 'em back a mile
'Cause if you lie like a rug and you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be as happy as a clam
I'm sitting in a hotel trying to write a song
My head is just as empty as the day is long
Why, it's clear as a bell I should have gone to school
I'd be wise as an owl instead of stubborn as a mule
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world
It’s A Big Old Goofy World was written by John Prine.
It’s A Big Old Goofy World was produced by Howie Epstein.