Poor Boy Lyrics - Jack Erdie

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I been a poor boy
And now it seems
I always will be
Tho` rich in dreams
I`ve hatched a hundred
Little golden geese, poor boy
And every one of `em stillborn

I had a brother
Partners in play
Unlike each other
As night and day
He went to the river
The river took him away, poor boy
So night`ll stay but day is gone

I had a daddy
Softly he spoke
Vicious grand-daddy
His spirit broke
The hope he had
Went up in smoke, poor boy
And withered like the winter corn

Had me a mother
Both meek and mild
She had no helper
Herself a child
Vanishing husband
Kids runnin` wild, poor girl
And every one of `em stillborn

I had a savior
God`s only son
Who`d never waver
Who`d lead me home
Till I discovered
His empty tomb, poor boy
Was nothing but a hand-me-down

There ain`t no hero
Just me and you
No flaming arrow
To point us through
I`ll share your sorrow
Please share mine, too, poor boy
It`s too damn far to walk alone

Yonder`s a soldier
See how he struts
Cheers make him bolder
Never mind for what
Won`t be no soldier
Nor burn no stranger`s hut, poor boy
For some ol` fat cat`s battle horn

I don`t like businessmen
Thievin` makes me ill
They boast the livelong day
Of their latest steal
I`d sooner bury `em
On some hateful hill, yessir
And advertise `em to the worms

I been a poor boy
And now it seems
I always will be
Tho` rich in dreams
I`ve hatched a hundred
Little golden geese, poor boy
And every one of `em stillborn

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