Give Me the Simple Life - John Simmons, Roy Haynes, Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio

Folks are blessed who make the best of everyday

Living by their own philosophy

Everyone who needs the sun must find a way

And I have found the only way for me

I don’t believe in frettin' and grievin';

Why mess around with strife'

I never was cut out to step and strut out

Give me the simple life

Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant

Those things roll off my knife;

Just serve me tomatoes;

and mashed potatoes;

Give me the simple life

A cottage small is all I’m after

Not one that’s spacious and wide

A house that rings with joy and laughter

With the ones you love inside

Some like the high road, I like the low road

Free from the care and strife

Sounds corny and seedy, but yes, indeed-y;

I like the simple life

Life could be thrillin' with one whose willin'

To be a farmers wife

Kids calling me pappy sure makes me happy

Give me the simple life