right along the mason dixon line a little shack sittin back in the pines there was an old man rockin on his porch drinkin shine he said let me tell you about the good old days about plowing fields and buildn' the hay we didnt have much money but we did fine cause we had bear in the mountains and deer in the woods and the corn grew tall just like it should friday night had a hillbilly ball kickin and singin and carryin on summer time in the pale moon light me and my girl gettin it right its a way of life hey it suits me fine talkin bout a hillbilly state of mind me and that old timer talked for awhile about where he grew up when he was a child we sat and reminised about the good old days i said aint it funny how times have changed machines plow the fields and build that hay some things will always say the same cause we had bear in the mountains and deer in the woods and the corn grows tall just like it should friday night had a hillbilly ball kickin and singin and carryin on summer time in the pale moon light me and my girl gettin it right its a way of life hey it suits me fine talkin bout a hillbilly state of mind we had bear in the mountains deer in the woods and the corn grows tall just like it should friday night had a hillbilly ball kickin and singin and carryin on summer time in the pale moon light me and my girl gettin it right its a way of life hey it suits me fine talkin bout a hillbilly state of mind whoa state of mind a hillbilly state of mind