Down In the Boondocks

Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her and she loves me But I don't fit her society Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks Every night I will watch the light from the house upon the hill I love a little girl that lives up there, I guess I always will But I don't dare knock on her door Her daddy is my boss man So I'll just have to be content To see her whenever I can Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her and she loves me But I don't fit her society Lord have mercy, on a boy from down in the boondocks (harmony) Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks One fine day I'll find a way to move from this old shack I'll hold my head up like a king - I never, never will look back Until that morning I'll work and slave And I'll save every dime But tonight she'll have to steal away To see me one more time Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her and she loves me But I don't fit her society Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks