Down In The Boondocks lyrics

Ev`ry 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 upon her door, `cause her daddy is my boss man
So I got to try to be content, to see her whenever I can, goin`

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

But I need money, honey, give me money, honey
Money, honey, (I need enough) money, honey
I`ll take it to the bank, I`ll take it all down, just say it to me, oh man

chorus

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 will look back
Until that day 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, goin`

chorus repeats 2x

Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
Mama have mercy on a boy from down in the - ooh
Have mercy baby, a little mercy, hang around all day, take me

Down in the boondocks, da-da-down in the boondocks (repeats out)

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