Lyrics to
Druthers

This version of Druthers was released by John Denver in 1977.

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If I had my druthers I’d go fishing, find myself a lake and a lazy day.
If I had my druthers I’d quit wishing, get off the old caboose get on my way.
Give me whole lots of laughter, great big barrels of fun,
night time full of romance, a daytime full of sun.

If I had my druthers I’d go flying, looking for the things I’d like to see.
If I had my druthers I’d be trying, trying, the only way to be what I can be.
Give me somebody to love me, make me feel like the only one,
something that’s worth doing, Lord, I feel good when it’s well done.

If I had my druthers I’d go sailing, catch me camping out on the open sea.
If I had my druthers I’d be singing, just how good this good life feels to me, feels so good.
You just need someone to talk to, something you can share.
You don’t need no reason for living, Lord, it’s already there, yes it is.
Woooo, woooo, yeah. Makes me giggle, can’t sit down.
I’m going fishing.

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About Lyrics and Druthers by John Denver

The lyrics to Druthers are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that John Denver used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Druthers have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only John Denver and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Druthers by John Denver. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Druthers" means the words set to the music of Druthers, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Druthers and the lyrics to Druthers are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Druthers, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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