The Statler Brothers Lyrics
"Thank You World"

(Don Reid - Lew De Witt)

I wanna thank you world
For lettin' me belong
I'm just one fourth of one small group
That sings your songs.

I know that there are others
Who have served in bigger ways
All I can do is sing
Your music all my days.

It makes me grateful just to know
To know that I can be
Unique and fill a spot
Beside the other three.

Without a place here in this world
I know that I'd be lost
Thank you world for lettin' me
Contribute to the cause.

I may not ever stand
Like Stonewall Jackson stood
But standing on that stage
To me is just as good.

And I may never be
A heavy or a great
But you've given me the strenght
The strenght to pull my weight.

Oh, for the part I sing
Is truly part of me
And it does it's part to lock
The other parts in key.

And it does it's part to pull
To pull that sweet applause
So thank you world for lettin' me
Contribute to the cause.

Oh, world you've given me
A place that I call mine
Though I've stepped out of it
And I've gotten out of line.

Sometimes I sing your music
Slightly out of key
And I know I make it harder
For the other three.

Oh, I've always done my part
The very best I could
And it's done with other guys
Oh, world you could.

You've let me sing your praises world
And harp about your faults
I thank you world for lettin' me
Contribute to the cause.

It makes me grateful just to know
To know that I can be
Unique and fill a spot
Beside the other three.

Without a place here in this world
I know that I'd be lost
Thank you world for lettin' me
Contribute to the cause.

Thank you world for lettin' me
Contribute to the cause...