Down in the boondocksDown in the boondocksPeople put me downCause that's the side of town I was born inI love her and she loves meBut I don't fit her societyLord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocksEvery night I will watch the lightFrom the house upon the hillI love a little girl that lives up thereI guess I always willBut I don't dare knock on her doorHer daddy gives my boss a manSo I'll just have to be contentTo sit whenever I canDown in the boondocksDown in the boondocksPeople put me downCause that's the side of town I was born inI love her and she loves meBut I don't fit her societyLord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocksDown in the boondocksDown in the boondocksOne fine day I'm gonna find a wayTo move on this old shackI'll hold my head up like a kingI never, never will look backUntil that morning I'll work and playAnd I'll save every dayBut tonight she'll have to steal awayTo see me one more timeDown in the boondocksDown in the boondocksDown in the boondocksPeople put me downCause that's the side of town I was born inI love her and she loves meBut I don't fit her societyLord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocksLord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocksDown in the boondocksLord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocksDown in the boondocks