Poor Boy Blues

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy long ways from home

I was down in Lou'siana, doin' as I please
Now I'm in Texas, I've got to work or leave

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy long ways from home

"If your home in Lou'siana, what you doin' over here?"
Say, "My home ain't in Texas, and I sure don't care"

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy long ways from home

I don't care if the boat don't never land
'Cause I like to stay on water as long as any man

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy long ways from home

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy long ways from home

And my boat come a-rockin' just like a drunken man
And my home's on the water and I sure don't like land

Poor boy, poor boy, poor boy a long ways from home