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Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass

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"Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass"
Single by Buck Owens
B-side"There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made"
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1969
GenreCountry rock
Length2:25
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Buck Owens
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Buck Owens singles chronology
"Things I Saw Happening at the Fountain"
(1968)
"Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass"
(1969)
"Johnny B. Goode"
(1969)

"Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass" is a 1969 single written and recorded by Buck Owens. "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass" was a number one song on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country charts.[1]

Content

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The song features an example of fuzztone in country music (found on the album version, but mostly missing on the single version). Its lyrics are about a man who "hopes to regain favor with a fickle sweetheart by reminding her about all the menial chores he willingly performs."[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 258.
  2. ^ Memphis, B.C.A.P.E.U. (2001). Wrong's What I Do Best : Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture: Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 98. ISBN 9780195355291. Retrieved 2015-08-24.