Down In The Boondocks

Lyrics: Joe South
Music: Joe South

Chorus
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, she loves me, but I don't fit her society
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks

Every night I watch the lights from the house upon the hill
I love a little girl who lives up there, and I guess I always will
But I don't dare knock on her door, 'cause her daddy is my boss man
So I just have to be content, to see her whenever I can

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One bright day I'll find a way to move from this old shack
I'll hold my head up like a king, and I never ever 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

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Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks