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 contentto see her whenever I cangoin’
Chorus:
Down in the boondocksdown in the boondocks
People put me down’cause that’s the side of town I was born in
I love hershe loves mebut I don’t fit in her society
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
But I need moneyhoneygive me moneyhoney
Moneyhoney(I need enough) moneyhoney
I’ll take it to the bankI’ll take it all downjust say it to meoh 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 slaveand I’ll save every dime
But tonight she’ll have to steal away to see me one more timegoin’
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 babya little mercyhang around all daytake me
Down in the boondocksda-da-down in the boondocks (repeats out)
