Donna Darlene performs "What's Wrong With The Way (That We're Doing It Now)" on Hee Haw 1979.

Donna Darlene performs "What's Wrong With The Way (That We're Doing It Now)" on Hee Haw 1979.

Donna Darlene was born in Kane, Pennsylvania.

In August 1952, the town of DuBois, Pennsylvania was going to celebrate a three-day "Mardi Gras". This was an attempt by the local minor league baseball club based in DuBois to raise some funds for their operation. If the event was a success, it would be repeated again 1953 and much larger scope and planning would start immediately. Part of the Mardi Gras "festivities were to be an amateur contest, there were several divisions of contestants, Specialties Division, Vocals Division (individual and duet), Vocals Division (Three or more Voices), Accordion, Instrumental and Demonstration. Allen Brothers and Donna Darlene (who were around 14 years old at the time) were in the Specialties Division and were "Hill-Billy Specialties".

What's Wrong With The Way (That We're Doing It Now)

Well-meaning people are trying to change us

Saying we've been too country too long

They tell me from now the world is progressed

And I won't sell out for a song

 

I grew up when Roy and ET and Kitty

And Lefty and Hank were the rage

It was good enough then so it's good enough now

Cause the good wine gets better with age

 

What's wrong with the way that we're doing it now

What's wrong with fiddles and steels

What's wrong with telling the world that you're country

That's how you really do feel

So let's don't make it different let's just make it better

It's gotten us bout for now

I am what I am and I'm proud that I am

What's wrong with the way that we're doing it now

 

[ steel + fiddle ]

Well the sad part about is all of the fans

Who would laugh to hear country and can't

And most of those stations ain't foolin' nobody

When they call themselves country but ain't

 

So please Mr DJ I'm proud to be country

Whether concert or honky tonk joints

So give this a listen and if you won't play it

My friend you're just provin' the point

 

What's wrong with the way that we're doing it now...

What's wrong with the way that we're doing it now