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Joe Offer Favourite John Denver songs (52* d) RE: Favourite John Denver songs 29 Nov 14

It's not often I disagree with Jim Dixon, but I question one verse he posted for "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
    Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine,
    A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen.
    Well, son let me tell you now exactly what I mean:
    Thank God I'm a country boy!


I think John Denver is singing "that's somebody keen!"

I found only one Internet transcription that agrees with me, and 20,000 that agree with Jim. But "that's somebody keen" is what I hear.

Opinions?

Anybody have a John Denver songbook to settle the disagreement? I thought I had one, but I can't find it. My Hal Leonard fakebook says "that's a-mighty keen," but I have known fakebooks to be wrong. I suspect, however that I'm the one who's wrong this time...

-Joe-

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