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 gives my boss a man
So I'll just have to be content
To sit 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
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
One fine day I'm gonna find a way
To move on 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 play
And I'll save every day
But tonight she'll have to steal away
To see me one more time
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
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks