ry cooder
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 in her society  Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks   Now, every night I watch the lights from the house upon the hill  Well, 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   Take a trip on down in the boondocks,  Take a ride on down in the boondocks  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in  See, I love her and she loves me  But I don't fit 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'll 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   Get together, darling, down in the boondocks  Making love, darling, 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, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks  Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks