Traditional - Poor Boy Long Way from Home lyrics

[Intro] This is called "Poor Boy" [Verse 1] Me and poor boy was travelling Travelling a long way from home Me and poor boy got brought off Got brought off and praised and found [Verse 2] My dear mother, she got worried When we was down all in the farm Mama, she called that farmer up And he told her that it's a-prison bound [Verse 3] My dear mother got on the farm She called down a little far My mother talked to the sergeant He wanted not to have mercy on me [Verse 4] Well this sergeant told dear mother He would take 200 dollar bill We didn't have no one To come and get us out on bail [Verse 5] Poor boy, he got all worried [?] walking to us breaking down I said "Poor boy don't worry Our mother get us out of prison bound" [Verse 4] Well this sergeant told dear mother He would take two hundred dollar bill We didn't have no one To come and get us out of bail [Verse 6] Oh, my mother she got worried She couldn't get them two hundred dollar bill So one Sunday morning My mother, she drove to the farm [Verse 7] Well, the sergeant met my mother Drove on up to at the gate My mother she told the sergeant She never had no two hundred dollar bill [Verse 8] Well, my mother she kneeled down My mother kneeled down on her knee Oh, my mother pleased the Sergeant Will you please sir have some mercy on me? [Verse 9] My dear mother, she [?] cryin' Told the sergeant, then she broke down He said "These boys promised They will not [?] on my train" [Verse 10] I said "Listen brother poor boy Don't be worry crime Somebody, somebody, somewhere