Mason Williams recorded this song back in 1968. I was 9 years old and wanted to learn this song back then, but couldn't finger pick. I'm a flat picker and people always discouraged me not to play it with a pick. Over the years, I developed the version you see here. The sequence track was made entirely on my Yamaha MOXF6 keyboard. I added a few changes in the song to make it fit my style. So, yes... You can play a modified version of this song with a pick. I'm using a lefty Maton Blackwood acoustic/electric direct into the mixer