Down In the Boondocks

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down, 'cause that's the side of town that I was born in But I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in 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 that 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 just I 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 that I was born in, yeah But I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks, yes One fine day I'm gonna find a way to move from this old shack I'm gonna hold my head up like a King and I never, never will look back Until that morn I'll work and slave, and I'll save every dime But tonight she'll have to steal away to see me just one more time Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down, 'Cause that's the side of town that I was born in, yeah But I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks, yeah eh eh Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks