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Brad Paisley Welcomes American Citizens In Song On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Brad Paisley joined Jimmy Kimmel on his show this week in welcoming American citizens to the country in style and in song. After an announcer from the LA Kings introduced…

Brad Paisley Welcomes American Citizens In Song on Jimmy Kimmel
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Brad Paisley joined Jimmy Kimmel on his show this week in welcoming American citizens to the country in style and in song.

After an announcer from the LA Kings introduced six new citizens, Kimmel said, "There are so many amazing opportunities for you and I could go through them all or I could have three-time Grammy winner musician Brad Paisley come out and share then with you in song."

Brad came out to sing a song that included the lyrics, “Congratulations citizens/ We’re happy that you’re here/ Come on in and take a load off/ Grab yourself an ice cold beer.” He adds, “You can exercise your freedom of speech/ eat a sticka’ butter at a county fair/ Wear your Crocs will a pair of socks/ Go to Target in your underwear.”

Paisley concluded the celebration with a few lines from “America” as an eagle mascot flew around the stage.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.