down in the boondocks down in the boondocks people put me down cause that s the side of town that i was born in yes but 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 ev ry 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 but i don t dare knock on her door cause her daddy is my boss man so i just have to be content to see her whenever i can down in the boondocks down in the boondocks people put me down cause that s the side of town that i was born in yes but 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 yes one fine day i m gonna find a way to move from this old shack i m gonna hold my head up like a king and i never never will look back but til that mornin i ll work and slave and i ll save every dime but tonight she ll have to steal away to see me just one more time  down in the boondocks down in the boondocks people put me down cause that s the side of town that i was born in yes but 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 lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks hey hey hey lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks