Recorded by Tom T. Hall Writer: Tom T. Hall A D A When I was just a little boy, we lived down on a farm E7 Seven miles from nowhere and a hundred miles from harm A D A We made our livin' from the dirt, if anything would grow E7 A And we got our country music from a big old radi- o. And; CHORUS D A We had Bill Monroe for breakfast ev'ry day E7 Then we'd head out to the fields, a-hoein' corn and mowin' hay A D A Aw! mama loved his singin', daddy loved to hear him play E7 A And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast ev'ry day. We had a big old battery that ran the radio Sometimes we run it down, listenin' to the Opry Show But we all had our instruments and most of us could play So, we had Bill Monroe for breakfast, anyway. CHORUS Mama was a lady and my daddy liked to preach All we ever had was just a place to eat and sleep If I could go back home again, back to the simple ways Oh, we'd have Bill Monroe for breakfast ev'ry day. TAG: We had Bill Monroe for breakfast ev'ry day. SOURCE: TOM T. HALL/HOMEGROWN