Down In The Boondocks - Joe South

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 in her society

Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks

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 and 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

One fine day, I’ll find a way and move from this old shack

I’ll hold my head up like a king and I’ll never, never will look back

Until 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 and she loves me but I don’t fit in her society

Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks

Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks

Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks