For comparison, Lynn Anderson’s 1970 hit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLo4j7QXxp4&list=RDOLo4j7QXxp4&start_radio=1
Fun fact: Writer Joe South never intended for a woman to sing the song.
Saw Lynn Anderson at the Great Falls MT rodeo in 1972(?). Sonny and Cher opened for her. Great show. her version will always be the best - even live.
I’m old and prefer the originals over the new and improved, auto-tuned over instrumented, reimagined re-dos.