dowN iN the booNdocks - billy joe royal

Down in the Boondocks
Written by: Joe South


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Lyrics:
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 her society
Lord have mercy on the boy
From down in the boondocks

Every night I watch the light of the house
Up on 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'll just have to be content
To see her whenever I can

(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

Singers:
1. Billy Joe Royal (billboard hot 100) May 1965 2. Gregory Phillips August 27, 1965 3. The Surfaris November 1965 4. Sandy Nelson November 1965 5. Del Reeves November 1965 6. Mark Richardson [1] 1966 7. Lynn Anderson September 1970 8. Kenny Loggins 1978 9. Ry Cooder 1980 10. Johnny Rodriguez February 1984 11. Ed Beerens & The Black Devils 1993 12. Tom Mega 1994 13. New Riders of The Purple Sage 2003 14. The Skeletons 2004

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