If technology fails, a country boy can do things to take care of himself and his community. It's about independence. It's about not needing the government to come save you.
My grandfather lived through the depression he was a Cajun lived in the bayou off the land during the depression it wasn’t a turtle and alligator even a snake to be caught when you kind of break down and everybody goes to the wilderness in a matter of weeks game is completely gone
@@jamesgirard1090 I live in Louisiana too. Back in the day, my uncle did Thanksgiving early because he was always hunting on Thanksgiving. He did Sauce Picante that had whatever he came across in the woods that week. I miss that some of the culture is disappearing but in a pinch I believe my family and friends could come together to look out for each other while everyone else is trying to figure out how to live with Google and Tick Tok.
@@douglaspaterson5269 lol.....I asked what it was that *she* said but instead you make a blanket accusation about an entire fan base that you don't know and point to a particular song as evidence to back the claim.. I think you more upset that the song in this video is masculine and speaks of personal responsibility and self-reliance... and those three things trigger the leftist . After conferring with my black neighbor we've come to the conclusion that you people are laughably pathetic and need to stop the white knighting because nobody likes a suckup.
@@douglaspaterson5269 a pathetic response....you are the one who sounds racist to me. ''We'' can survive and will . We also help one another regardless of race, the south is the least racist place to be in this country.
You might be reading more into this song then was actually relevent when it was written. This song was released in as a single in January 1982. He's talking about growing up country, like I did. My father taught all of us, even the girls, how to hunt and fish. My mom taught us how to grow anything we wanted in the garden and grandma taught us all how to can and store what we grew, or shot, or caught fishing. When covid hit hard in 2020 with everyone in my neighborhood on lock down we shared the vegetables from the garden, home canned soups, stews and meats, and even milk from the goats. No one went without anything they needed. I ended up show 4 other families how to start and grow their own gardens. Growing up country isn't a bad thing.
Same here. I fired my 1st shotgun when i was about 6. Owned my own at 13. Yes country/hillbillies can survive. My 85 year old father in law just had open heart surgery last week and is bitchin about getting his peppers canned, (most people won't know what that means), so my wife went and put up 28 pints of peppers. Dad is happy again.
"I ended up show 4 other families how to start and grow their own gardens." As a city dweller I can't even imagine my neighbor stopping by to tell me about the sale they got going at my nearest grocery store. Much less teaching me how to grow things. It's almost hard imagine us even acknowledging each others existence with a nod in the hallway. Getting all hung up on the weapons is very city-boy thing to do as well. I'll just leave it at that. I hope to some day find me a country gal to teach me the ways and move me out of the city.
Don't over think it, it is just about the simple life, the country life. A man can take care of his family and friends in time of need. the guns are just a tool, mostly to hunt with.
Central Texan here. Guns are our rattlesnake handling tools. (There were three big ones in our cellar one morning.) Rabid animals must be put down quickly. Less than a year ago, a man was killed by a cougar a couple of counties over. Coyotes kill pets and livestock. Chickens/turkeys/guineas are our source of meat and eggs, so if a coon, hawk, or other predator starts killing them, it has to be dealt with. Feral hogs are incredibly destructive and dangerous. And, yes, our guns are our protection from two-legged varmints as well. We are at best 1.5 hrs away from law enforcement, so you had better believe that our women and our kids shoot. Our guns are crucial to our existence.
Nah, back then, he was talking about “we don’t give a damn what you do, or what you think of us”, not political correctness (which used to be called basic human decency).
Theses are very bold words from a true country boy. Theses words are not just lyrics to a song, it is a true way of life for millions. We were raised exactly like this song states and we believe and will defend this way of life. Thanks for your video.
If anyone can sing about 'survival' it's Hank Williams, Jr. "1975, Williams was nearly killed in a mountain-climbing accident in southwestern Montana. While climbing Ajax Peak on the continental divide (Idaho border) west of Jackson, the snow beneath him collapsed and he fell almost 500 feet (150 m) onto rock; he suffered multiple skull and facial fractures. He spent two years in recovery, having several reconstructive surgeries in addition to having to learn to talk and sing again."
that makes no sense! Many farmers like myself are progressive independent liberals who support the second amendment and need guns to protect pets from coyote,foxes etc and robbers because the police are not very close
Toshiko- Progressive was all I needed to read about you. Of course you don't understand! You're not mentally equipped to understand. Liberalism is a mental disorder. Progressive liberal.....there's only one cure for that. Be gone now.
This song is from the 80s. I grew up in a rural town in the hear of the coal fields in Kentucky, about the time this song came out. At that time, it was not uncommon to go out in the parking lot of the school and all of the pickups would have a gun rack in the back with a shotgun hanging in it, and nobody thought a thing about it. There weren't any school shootings then either.
It was the same in rural North Carolina in the 1980's. I can remember, during deer season, taking my football coach down to the student parking lot to show him my new Winchester Model 70. We took Hunter Safety courses in health class and shot clays on the football practice field with the local Game Wardens.
I am a “country boy” I was a teenager when this song came out. This was not so political back in the day. It’s was just how we felt, the song is a tribute to a simple clean life, honoring, family, Friends, god, and the right to live as we wish, and protect that life.
I remember when you had no clue how your neighbors voted, and it didn't matter, because we understood we all wanted what we thought was best for all, and we disagreed in good faith without thinking eachother evil.
People in rural areas and small towns know how to provide for themselves. He can grow his own food, hunt for his meat, and doesn't have to rely on others.
The part about his friend in New York city wasn't just a song lyric. His friend's name was Michael and sometimes when he sings the song live in concert he will put his name in there
Yeah there is a gun in every room in my home, several in a few lol has always been like that. Was shooting since my very first memories. Have never had a problem with the exception of a few drunk idiots in town with those negligent discharges.
I've been around guns all my life. My father let me shoot his 16 gauge shotgun when i was about 6. When i was 13 he bought me a brand new 410 bolt action shotgun. I will admit to making 2 mistakes with it but no one came close to getting hurt. But since my gun collection consists of everything from a 22 rifle to a 30-30. Oh, and the 410 bolt action? I gave it to my daughter on her 13th birthday. And yes she can load, shoot, and reload. Sneak in her bedroom and your face may disappear.
@@mazdaman2315 I thought you had the second amendment that states "shall not be infringed" in otherwords owning a gun is a right not something granted by the government. What fucks me off about Yanks is you dont understand that once you make a right a privilage you are never going to get it back, instead of talking about background checks you should be glad YOU have the right to protect yourself not rely on the police perhaps turning up 10min after you need a weapon.
being unarmed is unconstitutional to me and just stupid. you always got to have a firearm within reaching distance, it is an american right, for you and your family.
@@kathyp1563 lol,, a country boy knows not to shoot a skunk under the shed, house, barn chicken coop. It ruins everything. Smell almost impossible to get rid of. You bait it out into the open and shoot it in the head. That way it doesn't spray. Dont use a shotgun. Splatters the animal and they still release the spray. And you will have to crawl under whatever it is and retrieve the skunk to dispose of it. You won't be able to breathe or see because of the spray tearing up you eyes. Kind of like tear gas. Nasty little critters. Just sayin.
I wasn't always a country woman but I am now, on top of this mountain ridge in the Pisgah Forest. I open my door to hens and barking dogs and beautiful views. Modest crops and a 500 ft well with the sweetest water in the world. Neighbors that are lovely and kind. Children that are happy and loving. There are bears here, you need a gun.
Thing is he isnt talking about defending himself with a shotgun as much as he is refering to using a shotgun to feed ourselves. Squirrels, turkey, deer, misc. birds, rabbits etc. Just like running a trot line, so many ways to take care of your family if you can do it without a single piece of currency, thus the "you cant starve us out and you cant make us run"
I grew up "country" sort of. Lived on a rural route and had some acreage. I was given my first gun at age 7, a single shot .22 rifle. Learned how to shoot by my grandpa and he'd slap you down so hard if you screwed up. Knowing how to hunt and fish means you won't go hungry. We planted potatoes, carrots and had apple trees and rhubarb and strawberries, raspberries. Also planted corn and peas and bean. Raised some chickens, too. You don't need stores if you do it right.
@@rickyfeathers829 There's nothing you can hunt with a bow that a rifle or shotgun won't do you better. The point is, if you're hunting, especially for survival, you need both a shotgun and a rifle. Try hunting duck with a rifle or deer with a shotgun. Sure, you *can* but it's far more efficient the other way around, and when you're talking survival, efficiency is the name of the game. There's more intricacy, obviously, for example, depending on terrain and weather a shotgun may well be better for hunting deer. Then there's, say, rabbit, easier to hunt with a shotgun, but you waste a lot of meat that way, and there's not that much to begin with, also you're more likely to puncture the bladder, which will spoil the whole thing, so it's more efficient to use a rifle. Point is, in no situation is a bow a better option. To capitalize on the one benefit of a bow, such as ammunition, you need to be able to not only make arrows, but really the bow it's self also, which not only requires the skills, but access to the proper materials. The stealth of a bow is not really any use except very nich applications, you might benefit if you're hunting herd animals, but mostly it's only humans that are dense enough for that to benefit you.
But u can just as well hunt with a bow people have been doing it for thousands of years yes a rifle or shotgun maybe the better option but you can survive with just a bow if you couldnt none of us would probably be here
Lot's of folks hunt deer from tree stands with shotguns. I think it may be a regional difference in hunting. But for survival, reloading shotgun shells is handy.
@@jakeand9020 i hunt with them all. All are very effective if you actually know how to hunt. In a survival setting though i would choose the bow. Only because its quiet and won't bring attention when used. Bringing ppl to steal the food and supplies. Knowing how to tend a garden is crucial in itself. And just as important as hunting for meat. Setting up a trout line is so you dont have to stand there with a pole and fish while theres other duties that need attention. Setting snares and building box traps for small game. Building storage places (if we dont have electricity) for food so it doesn't spoil. Knowing how to can the goods you have. How many ppl in the city can say they can do these things confidently?
Welcome to rural America Harri. Across all 50 states these folks have their traditions and lifestyle that have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s just the way a subset of America works!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
From a "country folk " point of being, yrs, we can survive in the sticks, in town or city, all while maintaining our ways. I am proud to say my family keeps, uses, and teaches the next generation, those ways.
He means you cant starve us and were never gonna run. We've got all we need, we can live rough and simple, and in the end - dont pick a fight with us. You live your way and well live our way.
@@darkomtobia AMEN MY DOOD! Love it hahaha. Yeah those wolves hate it when they’re forced to hunt when the sheepdogs are about. They prefer prey that cannot fight back.
Hank Jr has been performing since he was 8yrs old, grew up with many of the Rock and Roll legends of the 50-60's coming by his home and teaching him like family.
@@johndeeregreen4592 Yessir. The NE Corridor from Boston to DC, and the West coast is a large part of the population. Add in a few good sized cities in the interior and that's about it.
@@ralphkern380, I live in central Indiana and it's small towns spaced out 15-20 miles, with only a few major cities in the entire state. People would be amazed to go to Indianapolis, then travel even 10 miles outside of the metro area... it becomes rural very fast. And, once you get past Kansas City, Kansas, this rural phenomenon only gets worse until the central valley of California. Even the central valley is pretty spare and rural, by all rights.
@@johndeeregreen4592 Yep. Even that "80% of Americans live in cities" statistic that people like to throw around is misleading. That includes suburbs and small towns with as few as 2,500 residents as cities. Less than half of the country actually live within the city limits of large cities.
The 2nd amendment to the United States Constitution... " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. " One long sentence, seperated with commas. Aka " Stanzas ". Stanza 3 - " the right of the people to keep and bear Arms "... Meaning, exactly, with zero room for debate, the right of the people to not just own a gun, but to carry one at all times. Period. No argument, no debate.
Most families in the U.S. have at least one firearm. We are not afraid of guns and we use them to defend ourselves, hunt, sport shoot, and if need be protect ourselves from an out-of-control government. We embrace liberty and Hank is singing about more than survival, he is singing about the American spirit.
Country girls can survive!! My daddy taught me..Raised in the country..made shine..worked in tobacco...worked on the farm growing up.I can live in the woods..and I'm there before you know it.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Born and raised in southwest Indiana...relate totally..right down to the trot line, .45, shotgun, and rifles. We take care of our own...you can take that one to the bank!
It’s a great song nice to see it recognised he’s been through a lot back in the 70’s his face was nearly destroyed in a mountain accident living testimony of a greater power 🙏🏼
I thank you for your analogy of the lyrics. I am a 67 year old New Hampshirite. Call me a red neck. I will not be offended! I can do what he describes in this video and am proud of it! I have no desire to live in or near a large city! My neighbors and I get along great, but we are armed if, IF anyone attempts to inflict harm to our person, family, neighbors or our life style! Country Boys can survive!
Spot on! Even if stores have no food on shelf, we still have food and can easily get food! And can deal with no power on. Not that we want to, but we can!
These old country boys are what keep the country afloat. Food, steel, coal, oil, refineries, etc. Mostly all retrieved by a country boy in a small town somewhere.
If everything goes crazy for whatever reason, those of us who live in the country will eat, stay warm in winter & be able to clothe ourselves. It may not be lobster or prime rib steaks, but we will fare better than anyone in any city. Some of us are the folks who supply your food. Some of us have skills that are forgotten or minimized by city folks. Some know how to convert wheat berries into bread. We know how to raise chickens, pigs, goats and other food animals. Do city folk? Yeah, we will survive, will you? We even have the weapons to defend ourselves from those who try to steal our food for themselves and their gangs. City folk expect the city stores to provide for them. We like have stores, but we know how to live without electricity, gas, coal and many modern conveniences as we are always last when it comes to power, phones or even clearing roads after disasters. Right now, do you know what to do in the dead of winter and you lose power for 10 days with no clear roads to get to help? I do. It happens far too frequently here. Perhaps, it’s time city folk start thinking about what they should or could do for themselves…
I'm a former Green Beret who served my country in more than one dangerous situation. Shot once, and nearly popped a handful of other times, and let me say without one second's hesitation that it's not guns that kill people. It's stupid people in possession of a gun or guns that kill people. FROM MY COLD DEAD HAND!! 2nd Amendment today, tomorrow, and forever!
9:33 His 70's? He was 58 when he shot that video. Today he's 72. His father died when he (Hank, Sr.) was 29. So Hank, Jr. has more than doubled his father's lifespan.
I just spent the weekend with my family that lives in the Northern California mountains. They are the epitome of this song. If shit really ever goes down, that's where I'm going!! ❤✌
Being from South west Georgia I was raised like that. I was taught how to not only use whatever tools I needed but also how to use my mind to find a way to get by. It has served me very well over the last 64 yrs
The thing to keep in mind is when you are from the Country Firearms are nothing spectacular. They are a tool, not unlike a fishing pole, or a 4 wheel drive.
It’s not political, it’s a way of life! Don’t be scared of country boys, you would be welcome in the country just like anyone, the point is just don’t come with bad intentions and we will get along great!
Thanks for shareing your take on this. Hank Jr does have a political controversial streak to him which has gotten him into hot water with the media over the decades. But the mindset of "I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive...", is less political in rural America and simply is a fact of life. It certainly describes life here in northern Minnesota where I life. "I live back in the woods you see. My woman and the kids the dog and me". Deer hunting season and fishing opener both look like Minnesota is going to war with Canada but it is a different kind of gun owner that you find in big cities. Gun owners in rural America are all about respect. Respect for the firearms safety and respect for each other. "We say grace and we say ma'am". The song came out in 1981 and still holds up today. Whether one lives in timber country or the plains states rural people hunt, fish, grow and can some of their own food and so on. For the record, I do not own guns. I should not admit that because it might be a felony here not to own at least one gun LOL. But I love living in rural America far more than the densly populated cities and I have done both.
He’s saying, that if everything else fails, the economy, technology, even your automobile, a country boy has within his own person the ability to survive and take care of his family. Living off the land is the key phrase. The land has what you need to feed yourself, to shelter yourself.
He told you pretty much upfront that his grandfather taught him how to live off the land...his father, Hank Sr. died January 1, 1953 from drug and alcohol abuse when he was only three years old, he's 72 now. One of my favorite lyrics in this song is "you can't starve us out and you can't make us run cause when them old boys raise those shotguns..." LOL...I think you can figure out the rest!
All four of my grandparents are from a rural, mountainous area of Kentucky. It may be cultural, but the message I hear from this song is one of self-reliance and adaptability. The verse about his friend in New York is not about saying his friend should be armed - it is about loyalty. He wants to find the man who killed his friend and get revenge. I like that it acknowledges that you don't have to be the same to be friends. His friend had an opposite upbringing and lifestyle and shared the best of their own with each other. I asked my grandmother once about what life was like during the Depression, and she said they didn't see much difference. They were far enough east to not be affected by drought (the dust bowl) and grew food for their own consumption, so they were not hurt by the fall in farm prices. That is the kind of resilience I am talking about. Country life isn't bucolic or easy - it's hard work! But knowing how to hunt, grow and preserve food, make clothing and furniture, etc. can be the difference between suffering or thriving in a disaster or depression. And yes, those skills can translate to the city or suburbs. It is about having the skillset to survive. Many of us who are from the country (or whose families were) are taught these skills growing up. I started learning to cook, sew, and do dishes at about four years old. I learned to crochet about five or six. By the time I was eight or so, I was helping my grandmother can (preserve) green beans and work in her garden.
Almost everyone today has a cell phone, take them away suddenly and see what happens, same thing with guns. Once an indispensable tool has been invented, nobody can un - invent it. It becomes a necessity that no one can do without. That's just the intrinsic value without the politics. 2A All the way " Shall not be infringed "
I wish some of you knew what he's actually talking about. I live in deep south Alabama. All he's saying is that most of the south can live off the land. We don't need government to supply for us. It kills me because you talk about him talking about guns but migos and Offset is constantly bringing up guns in their rap music. They're usually talking about killing with their guns. Hank is talking about hunting or protecting his family.
@@jakeand9020 Not really true nowadays bc there are many, many people who live out in the Country in these Blue states that have had their 2A rights unconstitutionality restricted due to the actions of Criminals. Here in the Red states ( The South ), we have the least gun restrictions and are by far the safest places to live.
@@tinydancer867Red states are not just in the south..Indiana is a red as any southern state, and southern Indiana is more "south" than many parts of the "south". Indiana has some of the least restrictive gun laws, especially carry laws..way better than Texas or Florida.
The reason he wears sunglasses constantly is, he fell off a mountain while hunting and barely lived. But he isn’t bullshitting about being a tough sun of a gun! He did mess up his face a little
cracked his skull pretty bad..but when you fall 500+ ft off a cliff , you have to expect some damage, and usually death.. but he lived ,, he grew the beard and wore glasses to covered up the damage
Originally from Alabama, Bocephus, i.e. Hank jr now lives in the woods of Tennesse I live in the city limits of my town. My house is a log cabin up on a hill surrounded by trees and creeks a a lot of wild life. We have pear, plum, peach trees and blueberry bushes. with a lake to fish in. We have chickens for eggs. We were not raised country, but we grow food and now behave more like country people. If you come to Alabama or other Southern states. you will soon learn that the average household has multiple guns. Guns for hunting, for practice, for protection....I would say there are at least 5 guns in many household. We never want to use them on another human being but we have them and will if necessary. Country folk are a tough breed and do not like to be pushed around. Our families left England, Scotland and Ireland hundreds of years ago because we did not like the King of England trying to tell us how to worship and live our lives. That DNA has passed down through all of these generations.
One fact that this song makes clear is that a most country folks are not financially well off, and forces country folks to be resourceful. If we want it and can't afford it we have to make it, build it, or grow it. The significance of the gun is more than violence, it also is a tool for survival, hunting for our own food.
It's a way of life. It's a simple way of living without all the crazy of city life. I live in a city but would love to live where my grama lived...rural nearest neighbor was a mile away.
I was born in California but my mama, grandma, uncle cousins great grandparents all most of them actually are from north Florida(near Tallahasee) and parts all over Georgia so yes country folks can survive and they dont have to Google it like city slickers 😂
This song was written in 1981. There are no "politics" in the lyrics. It is a period piece- 40 years ago in America. Obviously, the Theme still means the same today, as it did then.
Yes we have the internet and we say grace and we say Amen. We also if you need something will give you the shirts off our backs. If you cross us however you will see the other side of us 'good old boys". It is a simple way of life. Be true to us and we will return the same.
Hank Williams was in the 40's-50's (RIP), Hank Williams Jr was around in the 70's-80's (he is still around producing some music and singing), now we have Hank 3 he is country/punk his song "grand ole opry Isn't so grand anymore" is about how the country world kicked his grand dad out of the opry for drinking while he was alive then tried embracing him and putting him in the front after he was dead. They have done it with his grand dad, his dad, Johnny Cash, johnny paycheck, and Willie Nelson just to name a few. The line about the shotgun is just him saying how a country boy can hunt his dinner if it comes down to it.
Thank you sir for taking a little time to listen to music that I grew up hearing, I beleive this could unite everyone,I never new we were so decides, have a blessed day bro
Farmers, in general, can and do perform many tasks, like handymen. I have seen them go get a part and put in the part and go out into the field multiple times. Feed the animals before doing their chores before working in the field having dinner then go out picking until dark. These guys work long hard hours. It took a family to work 5/8th of a square mile = 400 acres.
When you live in a rural area, you can't depend on the police for your safety. The police could be an hour away. Living in the country, allows one to live with minimal government interference. Which is probably why power-hungry politicians may disdain country folks.
I grew up around guns. Everyone had guns. They were never a big deal. Everyone hunted and fished. Chances were, there was a gun of some sort in every vehicle. Gun violence was never an issue. That is an inner city thing for the most part. After retiring, I am back in the country. Unfortunately, drugs are an issue, and in the summer we get an influx of people from the Phoenix area that are squatters and drug users. Now we all have game cameras for when we are not home. We also need guns for home protection, not just for hunting. We still know how to survive, but it is not just about living off the land, it is now protecting it.
As I've seen others point out, the rifle and shotgun are for hunting (making meat pretty much free when trying to put food on the table), and though they CAN be used for protection, the shotgun would have to be only for close-up purposes unless you are using solid "slugs". The 1 thing that can hurt a family, even in the country, is taxes. You USED to be able to have a farm and live there forever without paying anyone anything but nowadays, you have to pay taxes on the land and, if you don't, you lose it. Actually, about the friend being killed, there are many things he is saying with that 1 story. If his friend had a gun, yes, he would've been able to defend himself but, there are other truths here. If he had been in the country, he wouldn't be corralled (funny, yet pun-ny and appropriate) with so many people, so the likelihood of him being in that position would have been a lot less. In fact, he would probably have had his own farm or ranch and, the likelihood of anyone even coming onto his property would further reduce his chances of being attacked, robbed or killed. This, in and of itself, would reduce the need to even have a gun for protection.
@@raymondharnack4160 Well, though you are trying to get technical about it, you are "technically correct", and yes, even buckshot can do some damage at 50 yards out, but the aim at that distance is questionable at best, and it is guaranteed that some pellets would miss and very doubtful that it would be a lethal hit to a human. It is ALSO true that a good many shotguns kept for self defense are sawed off precisely FOR the widespread defense "scare", and in those cases, I'm pretty sure they are using buckshot. You tend to move away whenever someone tells you to "move along", especially if you don't know if you will be one of the ones hit by it's blast. I DID, however, point out that using you want to use a slug if you are going to use it "at distance", and I would only use it for that if I had no rifle, which would be my preferred weapon in that case. However, people don't tend to keep shotguns loaded with slugs unless they are hunting with it and that's not the situation the song is talking about. IDK, I've been up all night, and feel like I'm rambling. Hope I made sense.
@@StevesFunhouse 00 buck is *lethal* at 50yrds! It's basically a bunch of 9mm bullets being fired all at once. Even if some of the pellets miss, that is still going to be major damage!
@@randlebrowne2048 Yes, to a point but, a shotgun is far less accurate at distances of 50 Feet, much less 50 Yards. Most would say that, past 50 FEET, your chances of hitting something begin to wind down tremendously. So, at 50 YARDS, a thick jacket (or 2, which is common in winter) would probably be sufficient to protect you from the few pellets that MIGHT hit you, especially a leather one with a flannel inner one. Not everyone uses 00 Buck Shot, and 01 is effective at about half as distance as 00.
The area I come from is largely rural and I get what he's saying. Sure we enjoy the modern conveniences but if they were to fail we've got the basics covered (water, food, shelter, waste disposal, security). And yes the great majority of us are armed; in fact I like many others carry a sidearm routinely and we keep long guns handy. Some in cities might be surprised to know violence and predation are virtually unheard of, as in most well armed regions of our country. Violence is highly concentrated in cities (see FBI uniform crime reporting).
The country versus city dichotomy is only becoming more pronounced, as the suburbs have leaned far more heavily into city-ish lifestyle over the past 60 years. It's reflected in the voting in the USA. People of the country mostly just want to be left alone. The government does very little for them - they are on their own. The government mostly just takes their money and gives it to city folks and their social programs. From the city folk perspective, country people come across as insensitive to city and racial issues, which makes sense since rural residents face a different mix of problems in their lives. From personal experience living in both, I think country people by a long way get the short end of the stick from government, with the exception of farm subsidies, which are mostly used as a carrot to get votes. But everyone has their own crosses to bear, and I'm likely wrong from other people's perspectives. Also, "Politically Correct Speech Culture" is killing real dialogue in the western world. I enjoyed your reaction.
I lived on 9 Mile in Detroit for 7 years been from Eastern Kentucky and well I went there to get a job to support myself and my wife and three kids I was 21 years old that southern accent and everything and I walked across eight mile into Detroit worked around 6 7 Mile road people were getting robbed going to work and their cars most of time I was walking cuz my car didn't run but I'm just saying because of because of God and luck and probably the way I held myself kept me alive or from being harmed I was scared to death but I walked like I own the streets I know one thing I couldn't do nothing about him drive by shooting someone drive by and shooting a bit they came up to me they would have got a knife in them where they shot me or not like I said I was determined not to go out like that not without fighting back I think that's what he sent country people were survivors
If technology fails, a country boy can do things to take care of himself and his community. It's about independence. It's about not needing the government to come save you.
Exactly
My grandfather lived through the depression he was a Cajun lived in the bayou off the land during the depression it wasn’t a turtle and alligator even a snake to be caught when you kind of break down and everybody goes to the wilderness in a matter of weeks game is completely gone
Absolutely. Nobody gonna survive but us country folks we'll definitely last the longest
@@jamesgirard1090 I live in Louisiana too. Back in the day, my uncle did Thanksgiving early because he was always hunting on Thanksgiving. He did Sauce Picante that had whatever he came across in the woods that week. I miss that some of the culture is disappearing but in a pinch I believe my family and friends could come together to look out for each other while everyone else is trying to figure out how to live with Google and Tick Tok.
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"We say Grace and we say Ma'am" Respect for our Maker and others. Don't mistake our meekness for weakness
Your meekness covers your racism.🙈🙉🙊
@@douglaspaterson5269 lol...how did you come that conclusion based what she posted? You're ridiculous
@@3PercentNeanderhal Every fan i met of his has racial tendencies, and what about the tune Mr Lincoln? Come the fuck on dude ! (Really)?🤔
@@douglaspaterson5269 lol.....I asked what it was that *she* said but instead you make a blanket accusation about an entire fan base that you don't know and point to a particular song as evidence to back the claim.. I think you more upset that the song in this video is masculine and speaks of personal responsibility and self-reliance... and those three things trigger the leftist . After conferring with my black neighbor we've come to the conclusion that you people are laughably pathetic and need to stop the white knighting because nobody likes a suckup.
@@douglaspaterson5269 a pathetic response....you are the one who sounds racist to me. ''We'' can survive and will . We also help one another regardless of race, the south is the least racist place to be in this country.
You might be reading more into this song then was actually relevent when it was written. This song was released in as a single in January 1982. He's talking about growing up country, like I did. My father taught all of us, even the girls, how to hunt and fish. My mom taught us how to grow anything we wanted in the garden and grandma taught us all how to can and store what we grew, or shot, or caught fishing. When covid hit hard in 2020 with everyone in my neighborhood on lock down we shared the vegetables from the garden, home canned soups, stews and meats, and even milk from the goats. No one went without anything they needed. I ended up show 4 other families how to start and grow their own gardens. Growing up country isn't a bad thing.
Same here. I fired my 1st shotgun when i was about 6. Owned my own at 13. Yes country/hillbillies can survive. My 85 year old father in law just had open heart surgery last week and is bitchin about getting his peppers canned, (most people won't know what that means), so my wife went and put up 28 pints of peppers. Dad is happy again.
@@danielstewart7163 Yup, my dad got me my first .20 gauge shotgun for my 5th birthday, and a .22 for my 6th, so I could go out and hunt squirrels.
Real Truth right here.
It's actually down to earth!!!!
"I ended up show 4 other families how to start and grow their own gardens."
As a city dweller I can't even imagine my neighbor stopping by to tell me about the sale they got going at my nearest grocery store. Much less teaching me how to grow things. It's almost hard imagine us even acknowledging each others existence with a nod in the hallway.
Getting all hung up on the weapons is very city-boy thing to do as well. I'll just leave it at that. I hope to some day find me a country gal to teach me the ways and move me out of the city.
Don't over think it, it is just about the simple life, the country life. A man can take care of his family and friends in time of need. the guns are just a tool, mostly to hunt with.
Yes, guns are mostly for hunting and providing for the family and community. Guns are needed for protection too.
@@7474frogg Yup, protection from the government.
I agree, you’re overthinking it. It’s not about gun laws. It’s about using those guns to feed and protect his family.
Mostly... Sometimes a couple of revenuers show up and you end up burying them in the back yard.
Central Texan here. Guns are our rattlesnake handling tools. (There were three big ones in our cellar one morning.) Rabid animals must be put down quickly. Less than a year ago, a man was killed by a cougar a couple of counties over. Coyotes kill pets and livestock. Chickens/turkeys/guineas are our source of meat and eggs, so if a coon, hawk, or other predator starts killing them, it has to be dealt with. Feral hogs are incredibly destructive and dangerous. And, yes, our guns are our protection from two-legged varmints as well. We are at best 1.5 hrs away from law enforcement, so you had better believe that our women and our kids shoot. Our guns are crucial to our existence.
Hank has been through lots in his life and he don’t give a damn about trying to be ‘politically correct’. We like that.
Nah, back then, he was talking about “we don’t give a damn what you do, or what you think of us”, not political correctness (which used to be called basic human decency).
Theses are very bold words from a true country boy. Theses words are not just lyrics to a song, it is a true way of life for millions. We were raised exactly like this song states and we believe and will defend this way of life. Thanks for your video.
If anyone can sing about 'survival' it's Hank Williams, Jr.
"1975, Williams was nearly killed in a mountain-climbing accident in southwestern Montana. While climbing Ajax Peak on the continental divide (Idaho border) west of Jackson, the snow beneath him collapsed and he fell almost 500 feet (150 m) onto rock; he suffered multiple skull and facial fractures. He spent two years in recovery, having several reconstructive surgeries in addition to having to learn to talk and sing again."
that's what you get when you try to climb mountains while intoxicated.
The reason he wears a beard is to cover up scars from the accident.
I really don’t think he was drunk when he was climbing you should watch Toby Keith’s tribute to Hank after his recovery
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Yes, I read about that.
It was '73. He said so in "Family Tradition"
Oh this was before extreme liberalism. Country folks can survive.
that makes no sense! Many farmers like myself are progressive independent liberals who support the second amendment and need guns to protect pets from coyote,foxes etc and robbers because the police are not very close
Toshiko- Progressive was all I needed to read about you. Of course you don't understand! You're not mentally equipped to understand. Liberalism is a mental disorder. Progressive liberal.....there's only one cure for that. Be gone now.
No need for your hate here Mini Girl!
Ok let's chill yall. I'm as country as a damn chicken but we ain't all gotta think alike to be nice to each other.
@@minigirl6379 Progressive is another word for Socialist.
This song is from the 80s. I grew up in a rural town in the hear of the coal fields in Kentucky, about the time this song came out. At that time, it was not uncommon to go out in the parking lot of the school and all of the pickups would have a gun rack in the back with a shotgun hanging in it, and nobody thought a thing about it. There weren't any school shootings then either.
It was the same in rural North Carolina in the 1980's. I can remember, during deer season, taking my football coach down to the student parking lot to show him my new Winchester Model 70. We took Hunter Safety courses in health class and shot clays on the football practice field with the local Game Wardens.
Ditto in Western PA
Same in western KY into the early 90's
Pike County KY here
@@Neilxtc Opposite end of the state in Hopkins County, Ky.
I am a “country boy” I was a teenager when this song came out.
This was not so political back in the day.
It’s was just how we felt, the song is a tribute to a simple clean life, honoring, family, Friends, god, and the right to live as we wish, and protect that life.
I remember when you had no clue how your neighbors voted, and it didn't matter, because we understood we all wanted what we thought was best for all, and we disagreed in good faith without thinking eachother evil.
People in rural areas and small towns know how to provide for themselves. He can grow his own food, hunt for his meat, and doesn't have to rely on others.
The part about his friend in New York city wasn't just a song lyric. His friend's name was Michael and sometimes when he sings the song live in concert he will put his name in there
So it is true? I'm always googling it but can't find any info
Don't overthink it. Rural folk are much more use to a gun as a tool.
Yeah there is a gun in every room in my home, several in a few lol has always been like that. Was shooting since my very first memories. Have never had a problem with the exception of a few drunk idiots in town with those negligent discharges.
3:03 You won't have to fear going near a law abiding citizen who has firearms. Not unless you were to do so will ill intent.
The good guy with a gun is not a myth. If shit goes down you will hope that there is someone other than criminal that is armed in general vicinity.
I agree with this but I do feel there should be rigorous background checks to make sure guns don’t fall into the wrong hands
I've been around guns all my life. My father let me shoot his 16 gauge shotgun when i was about 6. When i was 13 he bought me a brand new 410 bolt action shotgun. I will admit to making 2 mistakes with it but no one came close to getting hurt.
But since my gun collection consists of everything from a 22 rifle to a 30-30. Oh, and the 410 bolt action? I gave it to my daughter on her 13th birthday. And yes she can load, shoot, and reload. Sneak in her bedroom and your face may disappear.
Yup, there are over 300 million guns in this country, most of them belong to good guys
@@mazdaman2315 I thought you had the second amendment that states "shall not be infringed" in otherwords owning a gun is a right not something granted by the government. What fucks me off about Yanks is you dont understand that once you make a right a privilage you are never going to get it back, instead of talking about background checks you should be glad YOU have the right to protect yourself not rely on the police perhaps turning up 10min after you need a weapon.
being unarmed is unconstitutional to me and just stupid. you always got to have a firearm within reaching distance, it is an american right, for you and your family.
This song came out on the radio 40 years ago. An anthem to country folks since that time. Holds true today. Strong as ever.
This is the American way of life!
Thank you Harri! much respect for the open mindedness and willingness to learn in all of your video's
A rifle and a shotgun are hunting tools. yes you can defend yourself.
Only way to get rid of a skunk that moved in under the shed is a gun!
@@kathyp1563 lol,, a country boy knows not to shoot a skunk under the shed, house, barn chicken coop. It ruins everything. Smell almost impossible to get rid of. You bait it out into the open and shoot it in the head. That way it doesn't spray. Dont use a shotgun. Splatters the animal and they still release the spray. And you will have to crawl under whatever it is and retrieve the skunk to dispose of it. You won't be able to breathe or see because of the spray tearing up you eyes. Kind of like tear gas. Nasty little critters. Just sayin.
I wasn't always a country woman but I am now, on top of this mountain ridge in the Pisgah Forest. I open my door to hens and barking dogs and beautiful views. Modest crops and a 500 ft well with the sweetest water in the world. Neighbors that are lovely and kind. Children that are happy and loving. There are bears here, you need a gun.
Sounds like a beautiful place.:)
Pisgah Forest . Not too far from my home in Spartanburg County , S.C. God's Country .
From Madison County. :)
Im over in north Georgia mtns..👋
I’m in Rutherford county. That’s just how we live
He had a "city" friend that was killed in a robbery. Country folk have a great respect for life.
Thing is he isnt talking about defending himself with a shotgun as much as he is refering to using a shotgun to feed ourselves. Squirrels, turkey, deer, misc. birds, rabbits etc. Just like running a trot line, so many ways to take care of your family if you can do it without a single piece of currency, thus the "you cant starve us out and you cant make us run"
We also can and will defend ourselves with a shotgun if necessary. Kinda bulky to carry downtown.
Notice that none of the crap that happens downtown (2020, I'm talking to you) comes out here.
I wonder how many here know what a trot line is.🙂 🐟 🐠 🐟 🐠
@@ernaanspach473 Hint: You need to trot to tend it.
I grew up "country" sort of. Lived on a rural route and had some acreage. I was given my first gun at age 7, a single shot .22 rifle. Learned how to shoot by my grandpa and he'd slap you down so hard if you screwed up. Knowing how to hunt and fish means you won't go hungry. We planted potatoes, carrots and had apple trees and rhubarb and strawberries, raspberries. Also planted corn and peas and bean. Raised some chickens, too. You don't need stores if you do it right.
To be able to hunt any animal for food, u need a shotgun AND a rifle. I've had both since I was 12.
Wat about a bow
@@rickyfeathers829 There's nothing you can hunt with a bow that a rifle or shotgun won't do you better. The point is, if you're hunting, especially for survival, you need both a shotgun and a rifle. Try hunting duck with a rifle or deer with a shotgun. Sure, you *can* but it's far more efficient the other way around, and when you're talking survival, efficiency is the name of the game.
There's more intricacy, obviously, for example, depending on terrain and weather a shotgun may well be better for hunting deer. Then there's, say, rabbit, easier to hunt with a shotgun, but you waste a lot of meat that way, and there's not that much to begin with, also you're more likely to puncture the bladder, which will spoil the whole thing, so it's more efficient to use a rifle.
Point is, in no situation is a bow a better option. To capitalize on the one benefit of a bow, such as ammunition, you need to be able to not only make arrows, but really the bow it's self also, which not only requires the skills, but access to the proper materials. The stealth of a bow is not really any use except very nich applications, you might benefit if you're hunting herd animals, but mostly it's only humans that are dense enough for that to benefit you.
But u can just as well hunt with a bow people have been doing it for thousands of years yes a rifle or shotgun maybe the better option but you can survive with just a bow if you couldnt none of us would probably be here
Lot's of folks hunt deer from tree stands with shotguns. I think it may be a regional difference in hunting. But for survival, reloading shotgun shells is handy.
@@jakeand9020 i hunt with them all. All are very effective if you actually know how to hunt. In a survival setting though i would choose the bow. Only because its quiet and won't bring attention when used. Bringing ppl to steal the food and supplies. Knowing how to tend a garden is crucial in itself. And just as important as hunting for meat. Setting up a trout line is so you dont have to stand there with a pole and fish while theres other duties that need attention. Setting snares and building box traps for small game. Building storage places (if we dont have electricity) for food so it doesn't spoil. Knowing how to can the goods you have. How many ppl in the city can say they can do these things confidently?
In the USA, we have the 2nd Amendment, many of us own guns.
Many of us own more than a couple... lol.
More guns in America than people. That's why we have be able to stay mostly free for so long.
And some of us own many guns , the girls can shoot and fight and work and hunt as good as the boys , we're just prettier lol
@@31Mike amen brother
The 2nd Amendment exists to preserve our right to revolution. Personal protection, let alone hunting are secondary reasons.
Welcome to rural America Harri. Across all 50 states these folks have their traditions and lifestyle that have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s just the way a subset of America works!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
All across this land . . . As the song says
Hank Williams is his dad and they are both legends! Country people will be the last survivors when the shit hits the fan
It’s called being self sufficient,being able to do things for yourself, not having to depend on anyone!
I'm living the deep country life and if all hell breaks loose, we can sustain and protect ourselves. No help needed.
45 acres with lakes and streams... I am set even if all the store run out of food
Yes! I'm on 200 acres of rice and crawfish farmland.
From a "country folk " point of being, yrs, we can survive in the sticks, in town or city, all while maintaining our ways. I am proud to say my family keeps, uses, and teaches the next generation, those ways.
Yup. We can survive anywhere. It's cute that a lot of city people think that this cuts both ways.
He means you cant starve us and were never gonna run. We've got all we need, we can live rough and simple, and in the end - dont pick a fight with us. You live your way and well live our way.
In a small town almost everyone has a gun. Its not a good idea t try to rob you or hurt you. You might not live
Most of us have many guns.
We call ourselves "9-10", because we have a quicker response to threats than 9-1-1.
@@darkomtobia AMEN MY DOOD! Love it hahaha. Yeah those wolves hate it when they’re forced to hunt when the sheepdogs are about. They prefer prey that cannot fight back.
@@darkomtobiaShoot, shovel, and shut up!
@@buck546Yep..64 and counting.
Hank Jr has been performing since he was 8yrs old, grew up with many of the Rock and Roll legends of the 50-60's coming by his home and teaching him like family.
As far as surviving anywhere ... most of the geography of the US is country
The U.S. is still a lot more rural than the world realizes.
@@johndeeregreen4592 Yessir. The NE Corridor from Boston to DC, and the West coast is a large part of the population.
Add in a few good sized cities in the interior and that's about it.
@@ralphkern380, I live in central Indiana and it's small towns spaced out 15-20 miles, with only a few major cities in the entire state. People would be amazed to go to Indianapolis, then travel even 10 miles outside of the metro area... it becomes rural very fast. And, once you get past Kansas City, Kansas, this rural phenomenon only gets worse until the central valley of California. Even the central valley is pretty spare and rural, by all rights.
But of the ppl aren't. Most would starve to death if their phones quit working lol
@@johndeeregreen4592 Yep. Even that "80% of Americans live in cities" statistic that people like to throw around is misleading. That includes suburbs and small towns with as few as 2,500 residents as cities. Less than half of the country actually live within the city limits of large cities.
The 2nd amendment to the United States Constitution... " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. " One long sentence, seperated with commas. Aka " Stanzas ". Stanza 3 - " the right of the people to keep and bear Arms "... Meaning, exactly, with zero room for debate, the right of the people to not just own a gun, but to carry one at all times. Period. No argument, no debate.
This is Hank Williams jr. His father was also a famous singer
I love the video where they put both Hank Senior and Junior in together..."There's a Tear in My Beer" ❤️
And so is his son, Hank Williams III.
The part about the guns "Rifle and a shotgun" is referencing the ability to hunt and provide food for his family
The scuffle in the video is the actual video of his friend losing his life for $43.
Most families in the U.S. have at least one firearm. We are not afraid of guns and we use them to defend ourselves, hunt, sport shoot, and if need be protect ourselves from an out-of-control government. We embrace liberty and Hank is singing about more than survival, he is singing about the American spirit.
I like Hank Williams song "Hey Good Looking"
Country girls can survive!! My daddy taught me..Raised in the country..made shine..worked in tobacco...worked on the farm growing up.I can live in the woods..and I'm there before you know it.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It might be "the simple life" but make no mistake about it, it's hard work.
Born and raised in southwest Indiana...relate totally..right down to the trot line, .45, shotgun, and rifles. We take care of our own...you can take that one to the bank!
He's saying country boy's know how to use their hands for something besides pushing buttons
It’s a great song nice to see it recognised he’s been through a lot back in the 70’s his face was nearly destroyed in a mountain accident living testimony of a greater power 🙏🏼
Walk softly carry BOOM stick .
Never know when you might get sucked into a time portal .
You'll be glad you shop at S Mart
That's why I shop smart... :)
I thank you for your analogy of the lyrics. I am a 67 year old New Hampshirite. Call me a red neck. I will not be offended! I can do what he describes in this video and am proud of it! I have no desire to live in or near a large city! My neighbors and I get along great, but we are armed if, IF anyone attempts to inflict harm to our person, family, neighbors or our life style!
Country Boys can survive!
I always took it as they are self-sufficient.
And they deal with less hassle compared to city living.
And we don't put up with BS.
Spot on! Even if stores have no food on shelf, we still have food and can easily get food! And can deal with no power on. Not that we want to, but we can!
These old country boys are what keep the country afloat. Food, steel, coal, oil, refineries, etc. Mostly all retrieved by a country boy in a small town somewhere.
Hank, Sr. was/is a legend. Of course, Hank, Jr. is his son.
and Hank III is Hank Jr son ,, but he looks and sounds like Hank Senior.. his brand of "Outlaw country" is more similar to his grand-daddy style
I'm from West Virginia, and yes, we survive.
If everything goes crazy for whatever reason, those of us who live in the country will eat, stay warm in winter & be able to clothe ourselves. It may not be lobster or prime rib steaks, but we will fare better than anyone in any city. Some of us are the folks who supply your food. Some of us have skills that are forgotten or minimized by city folks. Some know how to convert wheat berries into bread. We know how to raise chickens, pigs, goats and other food animals. Do city folk? Yeah, we will survive, will you? We even have the weapons to defend ourselves from those who try to steal our food for themselves and their gangs.
City folk expect the city stores to provide for them. We like have stores, but we know how to live without electricity, gas, coal and many modern conveniences as we are always last when it comes to power, phones or even clearing roads after disasters. Right now, do you know what to do in the dead of winter and you lose power for 10 days with no clear roads to get to help? I do. It happens far too frequently here.
Perhaps, it’s time city folk start thinking about what they should or could do for themselves…
This song is definitely not new, first released in January 1982…
A great song.. not necessarily advocating gun laws, especially current ones, but stating that a person has a right to survive.
He’s probably in his 30s in the video or early 40s, definitely not 70s
The 70s was reference to his age now...
Tnat is a newer video
I am a country woman and I can survive. When you have to fight in the cities. We will be living.
I'm a former Green Beret who served my country in more than one dangerous situation. Shot once, and nearly popped a handful of other times, and let me say without one second's hesitation that it's not guns that kill people. It's stupid people in possession of a gun or guns that kill people. FROM MY COLD DEAD HAND!! 2nd Amendment today, tomorrow, and forever!
We still live the way our ancestors did. The guys who fought and won The Revolution of 1776.
9:33 His 70's? He was 58 when he shot that video. Today he's 72. His father died when he (Hank, Sr.) was 29. So Hank, Jr. has more than doubled his father's lifespan.
I've seen interviews with Hank Jr. This man is the embodiment of the phrase, "I said what I said."
I just spent the weekend with my family that lives in the Northern California mountains. They are the epitome of this song. If shit really ever goes down, that's where I'm going!! ❤✌
Being from South west Georgia I was raised like that. I was taught how to not only use whatever tools I needed but also how to use my mind to find a way to get by. It has served me very well over the last 64 yrs
The thing to keep in mind is when you are from the Country Firearms are nothing spectacular. They are a tool, not unlike a fishing pole, or a 4 wheel drive.
It’s not political, it’s a way of life! Don’t be scared of country boys, you would be welcome in the country just like anyone, the point is just don’t come with bad intentions and we will get along great!
“Family Tradition” is another classic Hank Williams Jr. song worth checking out 🙂 He and his father are both legendary in country music
I love the country. Born&raised on a produce and berry farm
Thanks for shareing your take on this.
Hank Jr does have a political controversial streak to him which has gotten him into hot water with the media over the decades. But the mindset of "I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive...", is less political in rural America and simply is a fact of life. It certainly describes life here in northern Minnesota where I life. "I live back in the woods you see. My woman and the kids the dog and me". Deer hunting season and fishing opener both look like Minnesota is going to war with Canada but it is a different kind of gun owner that you find in big cities. Gun owners in rural America are all about respect. Respect for the firearms safety and respect for each other. "We say grace and we say ma'am". The song came out in 1981 and still holds up today. Whether one lives in timber country or the plains states rural people hunt, fish, grow and can some of their own food and so on. For the record, I do not own guns. I should not admit that because it might be a felony here not to own at least one gun LOL. But I love living in rural America far more than the densly populated cities and I have done both.
He’s saying, that if everything else fails, the economy, technology, even your automobile, a country boy has within his own person the ability to survive and take care of his family. Living off the land is the key phrase. The land has what you need to feed yourself, to shelter yourself.
He told you pretty much upfront that his grandfather taught him how to live off the land...his father, Hank Sr. died January 1, 1953 from drug and alcohol abuse when he was only three years old, he's 72 now. One of my favorite lyrics in this song is "you can't starve us out and you can't make us run cause when them old boys raise those shotguns..." LOL...I think you can figure out the rest!
This song rings so clear in 2021. Love it
All four of my grandparents are from a rural, mountainous area of Kentucky. It may be cultural, but the message I hear from this song is one of self-reliance and adaptability. The verse about his friend in New York is not about saying his friend should be armed - it is about loyalty. He wants to find the man who killed his friend and get revenge. I like that it acknowledges that you don't have to be the same to be friends. His friend had an opposite upbringing and lifestyle and shared the best of their own with each other.
I asked my grandmother once about what life was like during the Depression, and she said they didn't see much difference. They were far enough east to not be affected by drought (the dust bowl) and grew food for their own consumption, so they were not hurt by the fall in farm prices. That is the kind of resilience I am talking about. Country life isn't bucolic or easy - it's hard work! But knowing how to hunt, grow and preserve food, make clothing and furniture, etc. can be the difference between suffering or thriving in a disaster or depression. And yes, those skills can translate to the city or suburbs. It is about having the skillset to survive. Many of us who are from the country (or whose families were) are taught these skills growing up. I started learning to cook, sew, and do dishes at about four years old. I learned to crochet about five or six. By the time I was eight or so, I was helping my grandmother can (preserve) green beans and work in her garden.
What a very interesting and bright background. Whoa is all I can say. Lol. Good reaction sir.
Almost everyone today has a cell phone, take them away suddenly and see what happens, same thing with guns. Once an indispensable tool has been invented, nobody can un - invent it. It becomes a necessity that no one can do without. That's just the intrinsic value without the politics.
2A All the way
" Shall not be infringed "
Don't think country life is easy. We work our buts off. But yes we can survive. Come on over when everything falls apart...and we will help you!
I wish some of you knew what he's actually talking about. I live in deep south Alabama. All he's saying is that most of the south can live off the land. We don't need government to supply for us. It kills me because you talk about him talking about guns but migos and Offset is constantly bringing up guns in their rap music. They're usually talking about killing with their guns. Hank is talking about hunting or protecting his family.
Got nothing to do with the south, just rural America in general
@@jakeand9020 Not really true nowadays bc there are many, many people who live out in the Country in these Blue states that have had their 2A rights unconstitutionality restricted due to the actions of Criminals. Here in the Red states ( The South ), we have the least gun restrictions and are by far the safest places to live.
@@tinydancer867Red states are not just in the south..Indiana is a red as any southern state, and southern Indiana is more "south" than many parts of the "south". Indiana has some of the least restrictive gun laws, especially carry laws..way better than Texas or Florida.
LOL i like how you say "simple life" no its hard work....city life is the simple easy life no hard work involed
The reason he wears sunglasses constantly is, he fell off a mountain while hunting and barely lived. But he isn’t bullshitting about being a tough sun of a gun! He did mess up his face a little
cracked his skull pretty bad..but when you fall 500+ ft off a cliff , you have to expect some damage, and usually death.. but he lived ,, he grew the beard and wore glasses to covered up the damage
We say Grace and we say amen!
Originally from Alabama, Bocephus, i.e. Hank jr now lives in the woods of Tennesse
I live in the city limits of my town. My house is a log cabin up on a hill surrounded by trees and creeks a a lot of wild life. We have pear, plum, peach trees and blueberry bushes. with a lake to fish in. We have chickens for eggs. We were not raised country, but we grow food and now behave more like country people. If you come to Alabama or other Southern states. you will soon learn that the average household has multiple guns. Guns for hunting, for practice, for protection....I would say there are at least 5 guns in many household.
We never want to use them on another human being but we have them and will if necessary.
Country folk are a tough breed and do not like to be pushed around.
Our families left England, Scotland and Ireland hundreds of years ago because we did not like the King of England trying to tell us how to worship and live our lives.
That DNA has passed down through all of these generations.
One fact that this song makes clear is that a most country folks are not financially well off, and forces country folks to be resourceful. If we want it and can't afford it we have to make it, build it, or grow it. The significance of the gun is more than violence, it also is a tool for survival, hunting for our own food.
We use our guns for food unless you hurt or take what does not belong to you. Just saying we can live off the land and be happy by the grace of God
It's a way of life. It's a simple way of living without all the crazy of city life. I live in a city but would love to live where my grama lived...rural nearest neighbor was a mile away.
I was born in California but my mama, grandma, uncle cousins great grandparents all most of them actually are from north Florida(near Tallahasee) and parts all over Georgia so yes country folks can survive and they dont have to Google it like city slickers 😂
He's not wrong. We absolutely can survive. And we stand up for out flag. God Bless America.
This song was written in 1981. There are no "politics" in the lyrics. It is a period piece- 40 years ago in America. Obviously, the Theme still means the same today, as it did then.
Reading to much into this song, but I applaud you for your diversity! It's about heritage, not race, not political, it's survival, family, and living!
It is a simple way of life, just like Cajuns
Yes we have the internet and we say grace and we say Amen. We also if you need something will give you the shirts off our backs. If you cross us however you will see the other side of us 'good old boys". It is a simple way of life. Be true to us and we will return the same.
Hank Williams was in the 40's-50's (RIP), Hank Williams Jr was around in the 70's-80's (he is still around producing some music and singing), now we have Hank 3 he is country/punk his song "grand ole opry Isn't so grand anymore" is about how the country world kicked his grand dad out of the opry for drinking while he was alive then tried embracing him and putting him in the front after he was dead. They have done it with his grand dad, his dad, Johnny Cash, johnny paycheck, and Willie Nelson just to name a few.
The line about the shotgun is just him saying how a country boy can hunt his dinner if it comes down to it.
His name is Hank jr. That is really proud of someone who calls him Hank that is a good song
No, dude. The shotgun and rifle are for hunting for meat.
Well, this guy is an Obama supporter, so there's THAT. 🤪
Lol Cannibal Redneck
I want this to be a movie now
The concept is brilliant
@@minigirl6379 I voted both Obama and Trump and that's irony for many
@@kingjester1040 ditto
@@kingjester1040No nuts...thanks.
Thank you sir for taking a little time to listen to music that I grew up hearing, I beleive this could unite everyone,I never new we were so decides, have a blessed day bro
I ment devided
Farmers, in general, can and do perform many tasks, like handymen. I have seen them go get a part and put in the part and go out into the field multiple times. Feed the animals before doing their chores before working in the field having dinner then go out picking until dark. These guys work long hard hours. It took a family to work 5/8th of a square mile = 400 acres.
I have found you many times and it is always a delight!!
When you live in a rural area, you can't depend on the police for your safety. The police could be an hour away.
Living in the country, allows one to live with minimal government interference. Which is probably why power-hungry politicians may disdain country folks.
I grew up around guns. Everyone had guns. They were never a big deal. Everyone hunted and fished. Chances were, there was a gun of some sort in every vehicle. Gun violence was never an issue. That is an inner city thing for the most part. After retiring, I am back in the country. Unfortunately, drugs are an issue, and in the summer we get an influx of people from the Phoenix area that are squatters and drug users. Now we all have game cameras for when we are not home. We also need guns for home protection, not just for hunting. We still know how to survive, but it is not just about living off the land, it is now protecting it.
As I've seen others point out, the rifle and shotgun are for hunting (making meat pretty much free when trying to put food on the table), and though they CAN be used for protection, the shotgun would have to be only for close-up purposes unless you are using solid "slugs". The 1 thing that can hurt a family, even in the country, is taxes. You USED to be able to have a farm and live there forever without paying anyone anything but nowadays, you have to pay taxes on the land and, if you don't, you lose it.
Actually, about the friend being killed, there are many things he is saying with that 1 story. If his friend had a gun, yes, he would've been able to defend himself but, there are other truths here. If he had been in the country, he wouldn't be corralled (funny, yet pun-ny and appropriate) with so many people, so the likelihood of him being in that position would have been a lot less. In fact, he would probably have had his own farm or ranch and, the likelihood of anyone even coming onto his property would further reduce his chances of being attacked, robbed or killed. This, in and of itself, would reduce the need to even have a gun for protection.
You can easily hit targets 100 yards away with a shotgun lol. Video games have given a skewed opinion on how effective shotguns are at range
@@raymondharnack4160 Well, though you are trying to get technical about it, you are "technically correct", and yes, even buckshot can do some damage at 50 yards out, but the aim at that distance is questionable at best, and it is guaranteed that some pellets would miss and very doubtful that it would be a lethal hit to a human. It is ALSO true that a good many shotguns kept for self defense are sawed off precisely FOR the widespread defense "scare", and in those cases, I'm pretty sure they are using buckshot. You tend to move away whenever someone tells you to "move along", especially if you don't know if you will be one of the ones hit by it's blast.
I DID, however, point out that using you want to use a slug if you are going to use it "at distance", and I would only use it for that if I had no rifle, which would be my preferred weapon in that case. However, people don't tend to keep shotguns loaded with slugs unless they are hunting with it and that's not the situation the song is talking about. IDK, I've been up all night, and feel like I'm rambling. Hope I made sense.
@@StevesFunhouse 00 buck is *lethal* at 50yrds! It's basically a bunch of 9mm bullets being fired all at once. Even if some of the pellets miss, that is still going to be major damage!
@@randlebrowne2048 Yes, to a point but, a shotgun is far less accurate at distances of 50 Feet, much less 50 Yards. Most would say that, past 50 FEET, your chances of hitting something begin to wind down tremendously. So, at 50 YARDS, a thick jacket (or 2, which is common in winter) would probably be sufficient to protect you from the few pellets that MIGHT hit you, especially a leather one with a flannel inner one. Not everyone uses 00 Buck Shot, and 01 is effective at about half as distance as 00.
The area I come from is largely rural and I get what he's saying. Sure we enjoy the modern conveniences but if they were to fail we've got the basics covered (water, food, shelter, waste disposal, security). And yes the great majority of us are armed; in fact I like many others carry a sidearm routinely and we keep long guns handy. Some in cities might be surprised to know violence and predation are virtually unheard of, as in most well armed regions of our country. Violence is highly concentrated in cities (see FBI uniform crime reporting).
I like your commentary. Thank you and God bless you!
The country versus city dichotomy is only becoming more pronounced, as the suburbs have leaned far more heavily into city-ish lifestyle over the past 60 years.
It's reflected in the voting in the USA. People of the country mostly just want to be left alone. The government does very little for them - they are on their own. The government mostly just takes their money and gives it to city folks and their social programs.
From the city folk perspective, country people come across as insensitive to city and racial issues, which makes sense since rural residents face a different mix of problems in their lives.
From personal experience living in both, I think country people by a long way get the short end of the stick from government, with the exception of farm subsidies, which are mostly used as a carrot to get votes. But everyone has their own crosses to bear, and I'm likely wrong from other people's perspectives.
Also, "Politically Correct Speech Culture" is killing real dialogue in the western world. I enjoyed your reaction.
Country life is hard! That’s why we survive even in the city!
I lived on 9 Mile in Detroit for 7 years been from Eastern Kentucky and well I went there to get a job to support myself and my wife and three kids I was 21 years old that southern accent and everything and I walked across eight mile into Detroit worked around 6 7 Mile road people were getting robbed going to work and their cars most of time I was walking cuz my car didn't run but I'm just saying because of because of God and luck and probably the way I held myself kept me alive or from being harmed I was scared to death but I walked like I own the streets I know one thing I couldn't do nothing about him drive by shooting someone drive by and shooting a bit they came up to me they would have got a knife in them where they shot me or not like I said I was determined not to go out like that not without fighting back I think that's what he sent country people were survivors
Really loved your reaction...and ..yep...probably got internet...but can sure live without it...