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Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
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People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
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I love her, she loves me but I don't fit her society
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Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
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Every night I watch the light of the house up on the hill
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I love a little girl that lives up there and I guess I always will
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But I don't dare knock on her door 'cause her daddy is my boss man
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So I'll just have to be content to see her whenever I can
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CHORUS
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(Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks)
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One fine day I'll find a way to move from this old shack
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I'll hold my head up like a king and I never, never will look back
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Until that morning I'll work and slave and I'll save every dime
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But tonight she'll have to steal away to see me one more time
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CHORUS
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Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
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Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
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Down In The Boondocks
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Billy Joe Royal |