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1  (Joe South)1
2      2
  Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks  Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
1  I love her and she loves me but I don't fit in her society   I love her and she loves me                                       1
3  But I don't fit in her society3
  Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks  Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks
      
  Now, every night I watch the lights from the house upon the hill  Now, every night I watch the lights from the house upon the hill
2  Well, I love a little girl who lives up there and I guess I always will   Well, I love a little girl who lives up                                        2
3  But      I don't dare knock on her door 'cause her daddy is my boss man   there and I guess I always will                                                   3
4  But I don't dare knock on her door4
5  'Cause her daddy is my boss man5
  So I'll just have to be content and see her whenever I can  So I'll just have to be content and see her whenever I can
      
4  Take a trip on down in the boondocks   Take a trip on down in the boondocks, 4
  Take a ride on down in the boondocks  Take a ride on down in the boondocks
  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
5  See, I love her and she loves me but I don't fit her society   See, I love her and she loves me                                   5
6  Lord, have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks   But I don't fit her society                                 6
6  Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks6
      
7  One fine day, I'll find a way and move from this old shack   One fine day I'll find a way and move from this old shack 7
8  Well, I'll hold my head up like a king and I'll never, never will look back   Well, I'll hold my head up like a king and                                        8
9  'Til that morning I'll work and slave and I'll save every dime                        I'll never, never will look back                    9
10  But tonight she'll have to steal away to see me one more time   'Til that morning I'll work and slave                               10
7  And I'll save every dime7
8  But tonight she'll have to steal away8
9  To see me one more time9
      
  Get together, darling, down in the boondocks  Get together, darling, down in the boondocks
  Making love, darling, down in the boondocks  Making love, darling, down in the boondocks
  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
11  I love her and she loves me but I don't fit her society   I love her and she loves me                                   11
12  Lord, have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks   But I don't fit her society                                 12
13                                                                     Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks 13
14  Down in the boondocks,               down in the boondocks   Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks 14
1  People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in   1
2  I love her and she loves me but I don't fit her society   2
3  Lord, have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks   3
      


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