Just A Country Boy - I'm

He recognizes that she is "out of his league" because she wears a diamond ring and lives a sophisticated lifestyle he cannot provide.

The song has been performed by a wide range of artists, including Sam Cooke (1960), Bobby Vinton (1966), and even Alison Krauss (2007), who titled her version "You're Just a Country Boy". Lyrics Snippet I'm Just A Country Boy

The chorus perfectly encapsulates the song's central message: He recognizes that she is "out of his

Written by Marshall Barer and Fred Hellerman (using the pseudonym Fred Brooks because he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era), the song was first recorded by Harry Belafonte as a B-side to "Hold 'Em Joe". The song is a narrative of a poor

The song is a narrative of a poor country boy who is deeply in love with a "pretty little girl" who belongs to a different social class.