Down in the Boondocks

(Joe South)



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 him, he loves me but I don't fit in his society

Lord, have mercy on the girl from down in the boondocks.



Every night I watch the light from the house up on the hill

I love a little boy who lives up there and I guess I always will

But I don't dare knock on his door 'cause his folks won't let me in

So I'll just have to be content to see him 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 him, he loves me but I don't fit in his society

Lord, have mercy on the girl from down in the boondocks.



One find day I'll find a way to move from this old shack

I'll hold my head up like a queen and I never ever will look back

But till that morning when we can walk together hand in hand

But I'll just have to be content to see him wherever 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 him, he loves me but I don't fit in his society

Lord, have mercy on the girl from down in the boondocks.



Lord have mercy on the girl from down in the boondocks...