I'm Just A Country Boy May 2026
Williams' rendition turned the folk song into a massive country success. It became his seventh No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent eleven weeks on the charts.
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 country boy who is deeply in love with a "pretty little girl" who belongs to a different social class.
While many listeners recognize the song from the Official Don Williams Audio , it has a rich recording history:
Williams' rendition turned the folk song into a massive country success. It became his seventh No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent eleven weeks on the charts.
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 country boy who is deeply in love with a "pretty little girl" who belongs to a different social class.
While many listeners recognize the song from the Official Don Williams Audio , it has a rich recording history:
