Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks

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Lyrics from the MIDI .kar music file

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

Now, every night I watch the lights
from the house upon the hill
I love a little girl who 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 I'll just have to be content
and see her 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
she loves me
But I don't fit in her society
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from 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
she loves me
But I don't fit in her society
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks

One fine day I'll find a way
and move from this old shack
Well, I'll hold my head up like a king
and I never, never will look back
'Til that morning I'll work and slave
And I'll save every dime
But tonight she'll have to steal away
To see me one more time

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