Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
Composer(s): Jeff Lynne
Performer(s): Electric Light Orchestra
Me, I'm just a poor boy from across the far southland
And I've travelled many days to reach this place
to make my stand
Oh, I fell in with a merry band and drank away the hours
Rolling on - I've been rolling on, and my head is high, from the battle won
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
The city boys and the country boys they come from miles around
To defy their king and country, save the poor folks from the hand
Of the thieving dukes and abbots and the gentry of the land
Rolling on - I've been rolling on, and my head is high, from the battle won
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
Sweet Maid Marion, don't you do me no wrong
Stay on the right side, the Greenwood is your home
The dancing girls and the open fires, and the wine that flows like water
Rolling on - I've been rolling on, and my head is high, from the battle won
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
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