Poor Man's Son

I was a boy, I was a good little boy

Wantin' in the playground fun

They said, "Ah-na-nay, boy, you can't play

'Cause you were born a poor man's son"

I met a girl, she was a pretty little girl

Would you be my only one?

She said, "Meet me where nobody can see

'Cause you were born a poor man's son"

I spent all my lifetime

Thinkin' what I could've done

While I worked my fingers to the bone

I met a man, he was a businessman

Said, "I'm a hard workin' son of a gun"

He said, "You know the rule

You should've stayed in school

'Cause you were born a poor man's son"

I spent all my lifetime

Thinkin' what I could've done

While I worked my fingers to the bone

I met a guy, he was a crazy guy

He said, "I'm goin' to get me some

Let's go across the tracks, where they keep that jack

All we need is a little black gun"

They've got the hounds, and they tracked us down

They said, "We know what you have done

You're gonna do the time, it's gonna fit the crime

You should've shot a poor man's son"

You should've shot a poor man's son

You should've shot a poor man's son