Lord I'm a poor boy : I'm going to and fro
What's on my mind : don't nobody know

Lord I am disgusted : and heart‑broken too
So I went back to my mama : nothing else I can do

Poor boy poor boy : ain't got no friends at all
Lord I'm just like a rat : running from stall to stall

Lord : have mercy on me please
Lord I just want you : give this poor boy's heart some ease