Waylon Jennings – Are You Ready For The Country

“Are You Ready for the Country?” is a song written by Neil Young and released on his 1972 Harvest album. The track features Young on piano backed by the studio band dubbed The Stray Gators, comprising Jack Nitzsche on slide guitar,Ben Keith on pedal steel guitar,Tim Drummond on bass,and Kenny Buttrey on drums. Backing vocals on the track are by David Crosby and Graham Nash.The recording was made in a studio set up in a barn on Young’s ranch.

The song was released as a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings in 1976, the second single from the album named after the song, Are You Ready for the Country. The Jennings single reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

From the album Are You Ready for the Country
B-side “So Good Woman”
Released November 20, 1976
Genre Country rock
Length 3:12
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Neil Young
Producer(s) Waylon Jennings. Ken Mansfield

Waylon Jennings – Are You Ready For The Country Lyrics

Slippin’ an a-slidin’, playin’ dominoes
Leftin’ an a-rightin’, ain’t a crime you know
Well you gotta tell your story boy, before it’s time to go

Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, get ready for me
Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, ain’t I a sight to see

Show me what it was an I’ma show you what it will be
I got my hand on my nuts, can you feel me?
To each his own, I can’t worry about his grind
This ain’t no dress rehearsal homey, this the big time
We are professionals, this is my profession
Story of an Outlaw, this is my confession
No recession, the struggle can’t be fabricated
They placed a bet against us, so they mad we made it
They can hate it, they can’t stop it, it’s irrelevant
Been doin’ this since day one, growth and development
Born in the wolves den, became one of them
Lived off hand-me-downs, second hand of sin

Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, get ready for me
Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, ain’t I a sight to see

We are the shooters not the shot at, the ones who never got out
In these streets chasin’ money till it’s hot out
If you got a weak stomach don’t listen
My story’s fulla’ murder an suspense, John Grisham
Pain on the pages, not for all ages
Pedal to the metal so I redline all these gauges
Got young spirit old soul like my father
Travelled through muddy water just to get back to the alter
Caught up in the trap, but the trap set me free tonight
The game’s dehydrated, yeah I got that Pedialight
They hungry so I feed ’em right
It’s dark, I let ’em see the light
My circle’s small, I keep it tight
I hope ya’ll ready to see a fight (are ya’?)

Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, get ready for me
Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, ain’t I a sight to see

Talkin’ to a preacher, God was on his side
Talkin’ to a pusher, they both were sellin’ highs

Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, get ready for me
Are you ready for the country, ready for me?
Get ready for the country, ain’t I a sight to see