"down in the boondocks" is a song written by joe south, with sampling from gene pitney's "twenty four hours from tulsa", and recorded by american artist billy joe royal. it was a hit in 1965, reaching number 9 on the "billboard" hot 100 chart. in the uk, it hit number 38 on the "record retailer" chart. in canada, the song reached #1 on the rpm magazine charts, august 9, 1965. the song comes from the album "down in the boondocks".