Poor Boy-Leo Kottke

[00:13.12]never sing for my supper [00:18.91]i never help my neighbour [00:24.80]never do what is proper [00:30.09]for my share of labour. [00:35.55]i'm a poor boy [00:38.24]and i'm a rover [00:41.34]count your coins and [00:43.93]throw them over my shoulder [00:48.29]i may grow older [00:52.55]nobody knows [00:56.57]how cold it grows [00:58.61]and nobody sees [01:00.98]how shaky my knees [01:03.83]nobody cares [01:06.28]how steep my stairs [01:09.50]and nobody smiles [01:11.90]if i cross their stiles. [01:18.19]oh poor boy [01:21.65]so sorry for himself [01:28.59]oh poor boy [01:32.90]so worried for his health. [01:37.24]you may say every day [01:40.92]where will he stay tonight. [01:56.46]never know what i came for [02:02.04]seems that i've forgotten [02:07.82]never ask what i came for [02:13.33]or how i was begotten. [02:18.66]i'm a poor boy [02:21.49]and i'm a ranger [02:24.44]things i say [02:26.97]may seem stranger than sunday [02:31.26]changing to monday. [02:35.60]nobody knows [02:38.60]how cold it flows [02:41.46]and nobody feels [02:44.68]the worn down heels [02:47.15]nobody's eyes [02:50.38]make the skies [02:53.42]nobody spreads [02:56.03]their aching heads. [03:01.44]oh poor boy [03:05.05]so worried for his life [03:11.93]oh poor boy [03:16.21]so keen to take a wife. [03:21.27]he's a mess but he'll say yes [03:23.95]if you just dress in white. [04:07.76]nobody knows [04:10.04]how cold it blows [04:13.16]and nobody sees [04:15.71]how shaky my knees [04:18.93]nobody cares [04:21.52]how steep my stairs [04:24.74]and nobody smiles [04:27.27]if you cross their stiles. [04:33.07]oh poor boy [04:36.66]so sorry for himself [04:43.95]oh poor boy [04:48.18]so worried for his health. [04:52.73]you may say every day [04:56.24]where will he stay tonight. [05:12.75]oh poor boy [05:16.81]so worried for his life [05:24.22]oh poor boy [05:28.84]so keen to take a wife. [05:36.06]oh poor boy [05:40.64]so sorry for himself [05:47.33]oh poor boy [05:51.76]so worried for his health [05:58.81]oh poor boy.