The Cow Cut the Grass

Verse 1

Y'all got Bluetooth in your ears and screens in your hands

But back in my day that phone was a three-mile walk across the land

The cow out back she cut the grass — well she ate it anyway

We didn't need no lawnmower, just Bessie grazing every day

Pre-Chorus

And I'm not sayin' y'all got it bad

Just listen for a minute, I gotta laugh

Chorus

Back in my day, back in my day

Walked nine miles to school in the snow and the clay

One bathroom for the whole family and the toilet wouldn't flush

Kermit the Frog was the biggest star, and that's sayin' much

The Red Sox wore stockings, red stockings on their feet

And we didn't have AC so we chewed on ice to beat the heat

Verse 2

The girls all wore dresses, no nose rings or crop tops

The men had moustaches, no tattoos or barbershop drops

When Sunday came around we sang some Gregorian chant

Not no guitars or drums or rock — that's just what we was granted

Pre-Chorus

And I ain't preachin', just tellin' the truth

These youngins get offended at the darndest things too

Chorus

Back in my day, back in my day

Walked nine miles to school in the snow and the clay

One bathroom for the whole family and the toilet wouldn't flush

Kermit the Frog was the biggest star, and that's sayin' much

The Red Sox wore stockings, red stockings on their feet

And we didn't have AC so we chewed on ice to beat the heat

Bridge

They say the word ICE and people get all in a tizzy

We just meant the cubes that kept our lemonade busy

Chorus

Back in my day, back in my day

Walked nine miles to school in the snow and the clay

One bathroom for the whole family and the toilet wouldn't flush

Kermit the Frog was the biggest star, and that's sayin' much

The Red Sox wore stockings, red stockings on their feet

And we didn't have AC so we chewed on ice to beat the heat

Outro

Yeah we chewed on ice to beat the heat

And the cow did the cuttin' of the grass

That's just how it was, back in my day