[Kids]
Ain't life good
Ain't life fine
You just can't beat a pair of bare feet in the heat of the summertime
I've got a pole
I've got a line
I'm going fishing in the Mississippi river
Ain't life fine

[Boys]
School is out and the sun is too
I've thrown my books away
The only thing I have to do is wake up early
And play all day!

[Girls]
I know a girl who went walking in the woods
With a handsome young feller who was up to no good
He started talking sweet
She tried not to listen but it didn't take long till they started kissing
How many kisses did she get?
I don't know 'cause they're not done yet
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and a whole lot more!

[Kids]
Ain't life good
Ain't life fine
You just can't beat a pair of bare feet in the heat of the summertime
I've got a pole
I've got a line
I'm going fishing in the Mississippi river
Ain't life fine
Ain't life fine
[Girls]
I know a feller who went walking in the woods with a pretty young girl who was always good
He started talking sweet
Took her by the hand
She hit him on the head with a frying pan
How many times did she hit him til he quit
I don't know 'cause she ain't done yet
One, two, three, four
Bet he never takes her walking no more!

[All Children]
Ain't life good
Ain't life fine
You just can't beat a pair of bare feet in the heat of the summertime
I've got a pole
I've got a line
I'm going fishing in the Mississippi river
Ain't life fine

[Women]
You can't just sit and twiddle your thumbs, somebody has to do the chorse

[Aunt Polly]
If you're still breathing, you ain't done

[Women]
And if you ain't done, you've got to do a little more
[Men]
It's too dang hot

[Women]
I'm too dang tired

[All]
The sun keeps burning and the world keeps turning
Ain't life hard

[Men]
We all have a town to run
The court!
The church!
The school!

[Judge Thatcher]
If you take time to "have a little fun"

[Men]
You won't have nothing when you get through

[Women]
A few years back
I gave birth to the sweetest little baby on God's green earth
[Men]
Baby turned one, then two, then three
Baby started talking back to me

[Women]
Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine
Sugar turned to turpentine

[All adults]
But the worst thing that could ever be
My folks say, she's/he's just like me!

[Kids]
Ain't life good

[Adults]
It's hard!

[Kids]
Ain't life fine!

[Adults]
It's rough!

[Kids]
You just can't beat a pair of bare feet

[Adult]
You work from dawn 'til the day is gone

[Kids]
I've got a pole

[Adults]
It's hot!

[Kids]
I've got a line

[Adults]
I'm tired

[Kids]
I'm going fishing in the Mississippi River

[Adults}
The sun keeps burning and the world keeps turning

[Kids]
Ain't life fine

[Adults]
It's hard

[Kids]
Ain't life fine

[Adults]
It's tough

[All]
Ain't life fine