BILLY CAN'T READ (cover) Paul Overstreet

*****SPECIAL NOTE*****
If You Can Read This, Then THANK a TEACHER !!! TEACHERS DESERVE SO MUCH MORE RECOGNITION THAN THEY GET!!!! I believe it to be fact, that teachers do far more than most of us realize! AND THEY CERTAINTLY DESEVERE MORE PAY!!!
(LOL ! Yes, I was a teacher for most of my adult life! You might think me bias but really it only gives me a better insight into what teachers of today are going through!) ok! I'm Finished! LOL
LYRICS:
HIS MAMA AND HIS DADDY WERE VERY POOR AND THEY NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL. BILLY FOLLOWED IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS LIKE A LOT OF CHILDREN OFTEN DO. HE HAD TO GET A JOB TO HELP PAY THE BILLS SO HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, BEN, MIGHT GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN AND READ AND WRITE SO MAYBE HE COULD TEACH ALL OT THEM.
CHORUS:
CUZ BILLY CAN'T READ, NO BILLY CAN'T READ BUT HE GIVES 200% FOR THE MINIMUM WAGES HE RECIEVES, SOMETIMES HE PRETENDS LIKE HE CAN AS HE LOOKS AND LAUGHS AT THE PICTURES IN THE FUNNY BOOKS BUT IT REALLY AIN'T FUNNY, YOU SEE , THAT BILLY CAN'T READ
V2) THEN THE BOSS MAN CAME AROUND TO TALK TO BILLY ONE DAY. HE SAID NOW BILLY YOU'RE THE HARDEST WORKER I'VE GOT AND YOU SURE DESERVE MORE PAY! BUT THE BOSS AT THE TOP SAID I'VE GOT TO GIVE EVERY FOREMEN A WRITTEN TEST. BILLY HUNG HIS HEAD CUZ HE KNEW RIGHT THEN THAT HE'D ALWAYS HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LESS
CHORUS
V3) LITTLE BEN NEVER TOOK FOR GRANTED ALL THAT HIS BROTHER SACRIFICED. EVERY NIGHT WHILE THE FAMILY SLEPT THEY WOULD SIT LATE BY THE OLD LAMPLIGHT, SOUNDING OUT THE E'S AND THE A'S AND THE I'S AND THE OOOO'S , AND U'S. NOW HE'S READING EVERYTHING FROM THE CEREAL BOX TO THE BIBLE THREE TIMES THRU
CHORUS; CUZ BILLY CAN READ, YEAH BILLY CAN READ AND THE REST OF HIS LIFE WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF A SPECIAL GIFT HE RECIEVED, NOW HE DON'T HAVE TO ACT LIKES LAUGHING AS HE LOOKS AT THOSE SILLY PICTURES IN THOSE FUNNY BOOKS CUZ THEY'RE AS FUNNY AS THEY CAN BE NOW THAT BILLY CAN READ! HIS LIFE IS MUCH BETTER YOU SEE NOW THAT BILLY CAN READ!
I hope you all enjoyed my rendition of this Paul Overstreet song - BILLY CAN'T READ!
Thank you so much for watching and comment too! I sure do appreciate it and all of you!
Peace'
Donae

[pattarasila]

I really appreciate your performance and your special note. This song is worth singing and listening. Thanks for this brilliant share Dona'. Very best wishes.

[MCguit]

Catchy tune Donae everybody has a favorite teacher they may remember from time to time thumbs up!!!

[CherokeeNation]

I have a great respect for teachers. A beautiful cover you performed!

[Lavendergirls]

GREAT SONG!! and as always a joy to hear you singing! Love n Hugs, Patty
Have a lovely weekend

[jtls]

Had two sisters that were teachers Donae!!! Wonderful rendition of this!!!!

[weeyin]

An excellent song and performance Donae. I had some wonderful teachers. Have a really nice weekend my friend. ♥

[lovegermanshepherds]

Thank you for sharing the info
Yes we all do need to thank the teachers
There job is so vital and they don't get the acclaim that they so richly deserve
Beautiful cover!

Cheyenne

[classican]

It's been great listening to you this evening Donae!!! Excellent my friend!!!

[geoff]

I loved the little twist in the tail of this song, Donae and the positive comment about the teacher's role these days. X

[innovision]

Great Job Dona, Love It !!!
Haven't heard that song in years.
Thanks for doing it. ;-)

[pastore]

Great job Donae! The ability to read is something many of us take for granted. The U.S. has a 99% literacy rate but that means that more than 307, 006 people in the U.S. have difficulty with reading which is shocking. The U.K. also has a 99% literacy rate but again that leaves a lot of people who have slipped through the net when it comes to education.

Hugs,

George

[ThePerpetualwoman]

Enjoyed this very much, Donae. Thanks.
Ginnie

[profwaldo]

Real nice rendition of this great song !
At the age of 45 I was offered a position for which I had very high scores all around, but as a condition of my employment they required I go back to school and get my high school diploma. I said thanks, but no thanks. Very Nice, thumbs up ! :-))

[jdlh]

This is the first time I ever really listened to the lyrics and what a great song it is. Even with today's technology, sadly there are still people out there who can't read. Also, I don't think there's a song that Paul Overstreet wrote that I don't like.

God Bless Donae,
Jeff

[LittleFawn]

@geoff1945 yeah, Paul Overstreet is a very gifted story songwriter! He writes such wholesome feeling good stuff ! so glad ya liked it! Thanks for your words, my friend!

[LittleFawn]

@HOLWAGERKARAOKE Thank you so very very much, guys! I'm going to be covering a few other Paul Overstreet songs in the neat future!
have a great weekend!
hugs
donae

[LittleFawn]

@weeyin1155 Thanks for this great comment! love comments like this!!!
hugs
donae

[GMPNY]

Your grand kids are so lucky to have a nana who can teach them to sing and play a guitar. There was no one in my family with a musical bone in their body LOL

[LittleFawn]

@justsayno2hate thanks, Eric! Paul Overstreet is an incredible songwriter...in my opinion! thanks for dropping by!
have a great weekend
peace
donae

[LittleFawn]

@Bidyyy thank you very much! I do appreciate it!
hugs
donae