John Prine - It's A Big Old Goofy World - The Missing Years

John Prine singing "It's A Big Old Goofy World" from his 1991 album, "The Missing Years"
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Lyrics:
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
Now 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 ever single word
Kiss a little baby
Give the world a smile
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
So 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
Stead of stubborn as a mule.
Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon.
John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others.
Though he was born in Maywood, Illinois, in 1946, John declared himself “pure Kentuckian” throughout his life. His parents, Willian and Verna, were natives of Paradise, Kentucky. The family would spend summers there in Muhlenberg County, where John listened to bluegrass music and studied the guitar styles of country music heroes Doc Watson and Merle Travis with his older brother, Dave.
In Maywood, he worked as a postman before being drafted into the army in 1966. It was as a postman that John began to write the songs that would connect with so many. He sang at Chicago folk clubs, where he was introduced to singer-songwriter Kris Kristopherson, who invited John to open for him in New York. It was there that Jerry Wexler, president of Atlantic Records, first heard Prine and offered him a recording contract. His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum.
His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters.
In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020).
John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records.
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[@crazyfingers25]

His music will live on forever. God bless you John Prine. RIP

[@Ring0fSaturn]

" if you lie like a rug And you don't give a damn You're never gonna be As happy as a clam". Thanks for the music, wisdom and smiles, John.

[@smellfree1]

Hello in there....

[@firstavefishco]

Goddammit I miss JP, but am truly thankful for the legacy of the wonderful music he left us.

[@mikeoneil2886]

If I had to tell a young person to look at life ahead through some musicians book of work, it's John Prine A gift He was the best

[@MegaBighut]

Who is better than John Prine? No one

[@mathmusic1490]

Beautiful sound, awesome voice, peaceful song, with John's humor in ever line!!! But it's true: Life and this world are definitely 'goofy'..........a nice way to say "crazy," huh?

[@sandrahakert007]

Thank God for music in these troubled times. He was one of the very best and is sorely missed.

[@randallkennedy2589]

This guy writes with a huge heart

[@paulbrimble8204]

Great and true comment

[@ruthboykin9873]

Love this song and everything you sing, John Prine!

[@mutakluka]

Found a GEM ❤

[@UncleBen67]

Miss you John

[@brianmayes4481]

Earlier this year I stumbled upon this guy and was absolutely surprised that I’d not heard of him before as he stands with all the other top country singers, how come

[@Sticks-of-TNT-tf1tn]

Last year, as a thank you gift to my son-in-law, who treated me to a ticket to attend John Prine's Indianapolis concert at Butler University with him, I gave him a copy of John Prine's book, "Beyond Words." The book is chock full of entertaining tidbits about the best songs in John's vast library of recordings. Listening to this song, "It's A Big Old Goofy World" brought back cherished memories of sitting at the dining room table, discussing the story behind this song. According to the book, Prine's mother got involved with him in making a list of similes, which are a form of metaphors that use a figure of speech that compares two things and which use connecting words such as like, as, so, than, etc., to do so. Examples from the song would be phrases like "big as a house" and "quiet as a mouse." The book contains a reproduction of the tablet paper John used showing his actual lists of the scribbled notes he and his mother came up with as possibilities for John to draw from in writing the song lyrics. Like the other songs in the book, it contains photographs from John's personal albums related to each song, guitar chords, final lyrics and backstory details related to the crafting of each song featured in the book. I know John was very fond of his mother, and in addition to the cleverness of the song itself, I believe it was John's own memories of his mother's involvement in helping him write the song, that always seemed to bring a hint of a smile to his face when he performed this song in concert. That's something special about John Prine. Sure, he writes songs that feature a whole range of emotions, from sad and serious to corny and goofy, but unlike the constant scowl of Bob Dylan, when the material allows it, Prine is able to smile. That's who John Prine is-Dylan with a smile. Here's a link to John's merchandise store at Oh Boy Records, and to Amazon, for the "Beyond Words" book I mentioned: store.johnprine.com/collections/custom-collection www.amazon.com/John-Prine-Beyond-Words/dp/0692740163/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=john+prine&qid=1552320980&s=books&sr=1-1 "Beyond Words" book description from Amazon: "John Prine has written songs that have become central to America's musical heritage. In this book, Prine curates a selection of his best loved songs. Over 100 photographs from John Prine's personal collection. Copies of hand-written lyrics showing how the songs evolved. Commentary from John about the songs and photographs. Lyrics and guitar chords for over 60 classic John Prine songs.

[@gitar1hero1qaz]

John prine also didn't drug and molest a child, Dylan did

[@sharifrenette]

thank you for that story

[@stofelie]

Forever Young 🌱

[@blackbird5634]

Big sky music, the soundtrack to the second act of my life, and here comes act three.🥰

[@fractalhobo]

RIP John

[@foggyfields9378]

A masterpiece 💙

[@mikelsaraleguiansorena4993]

Muchas gracias John, desde España. Hanks very much From Spain.

[@DaveGordon61]

Get well soon, John

[@RichieP1955]

We’ll be at the show in Muhlenburg County this summer!!

[@anthonysanicola1301]

Get well soon John

[@terrymcgee3504]

John knew even then. We have a world where nobody knows a what a woman IS and of "mostly peaceful" riots and...well goofiness ensues, our world has been subsumed with goofiness. Miss you, brother. I can't image what songs John could have made out of this current state of insane goofiness.

[@kerryanncompany5408]

🤗❤️❤️

[@donaldzackson1765]

im goin to see him in st. louis

[@lamars2486]

2024 MAR 11 still missing you PRINE ❤

[@asokanponnusamy]

Third prize for me, not bad at all.

[@bobbob2890]

I layed like a rug, now I haven't got a plan , my woman and I , got a bunch of rotten deals, our health has us down, right to the wire, now the Lotto win that'll save us , will have to be Power-Ball big. Tripolar out.

[@stevebardill8218]

trust me ... its goofy .... im 60

[@percepts]

This song basically predicts Trump's america