[*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 in her society.
Lord, have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks.

Every night, I watch the light
from the house upon the hill.
I love a little girl that lives up there,
And I guess I always will.
And I don't dare knock on her door,
'Cause her daddy is my boss-man,
So I'll just have to be content
to see her whenever I can...[*]
[BRIDGE]
(down in the boondocks)
(down in the boondocks)

One fine 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 mornin', I'll work and slave,
And I'll save every dime,
But tonight she'll have to see her way
to see me one more time...[*]
Lord, have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks.
Lord, have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks.