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 in her society
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Ev'ry night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill
I love a little girl who 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 have to try to be content
Just to see her when ever 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 her she loves me but I don't fit in her society
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
One fine day I'll find the 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 ev'ry dime
But tonight she'll have to steal away
To see me one more time
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 in her society
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Billy Joe Royal è un cantautore e musicista statunitense nato nel 1942 in Georgia. È noto soprattutto per il suo successo del 1965 "Tell It Like It Is", che raggiunse la vetta delle classifiche americane. Royal ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale negli anni '60, influenzato dal rock and roll e dalla musica country. Ha collaborato con diversi artisti di spicco, tra cui Elvis Presley. La sua musica è caratterizzata da melodie orecchiabili, testi semplici ma efficaci e una voce calda e rassicurante. Oltre a "Tell It Like It Is", altri brani rappresentativi del suo repertorio includono "Down In The Boondocks" e "Cherry Hill Park". Royal ha continuato a registrare musica fino agli anni '90, lasciando un'impronta significativa nella storia della musica americana.
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