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      Ev'ry night I watch the light   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   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 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      Down in the boondocks   Down in the boondocks      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 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   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   Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks