Poor Boy Lyrics

The song Poor Boy is performed by Nick Drake in the album named Fruit Tree in the year 1991 .



Never sing for my supper
I never help my neighbor
Never do what is proper
For my share of labor

I'm a poor boy and I'm a rover
Count your coins and
Throw them over my shoulder
I may grow older

Nobody knows how cold it grows
And nobody sees how shaky my knees
Nobody cares how steep my stairs
And nobody smiles if I cross their stiles

Oh, poor boy
So sorry for himself
Oh, poor boy
So worried for his health

You may say every day
Where will he stay tonight?

Never know what I came for
Seems that I've forgotten
Never ask what I came from
Or how I was begotten

I'm a poor boy and I'm a ranger
Things I say
May seem stranger than Sunday
Changing to Monday

Nobody knows how cold it flows
And nobody feels worn down heels
Nobody's eyes make the skies
Nobody spreads aching heads

Oh, poor boy
So worried for his life
Oh, poor boy
So keen to take a wife

He's a mess but he'll say 'yes'
If you just dress in white

Nobody knows how cold it blows
And nobody sees how shaky are my knees
Nobody cares how steep my stairs
And nobody smiles if you cross their stiles

Oh, poor boy
So sorry for himself
Oh, poor boy
So worried for his health

You may say every day
Where will he stay tonight?

Oh, poor boy
So worried for his life
Oh, poor boy
So keen to take a wife

Oh, poor boy
So sorry for himself
Oh, poor boy
So worried for his health
Oh, poor boy
So worried for his health



Nick Drake - Fruit Tree

Dec 1991

  1. Time Has Told Me
  2. River Man
  3. Three Hours
  4. Way To Blue
  5. Day Is Done
  6. 'Cello Song
  7. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
  8. Man In A Shed
  9. Fruit Tree
  10. Saturday Sun
  11. Introduction
  12. Hazy Jane II
  13. At The Chime Of A City Clock
  14. One Of These Things First
  15. Hazey Jane I
  16. Bryter Layter
  17. Fly
  18. Poor Boy
  19. Northern Sky
  20. Sunday
  21. Pink Moon
  22. Place To Be
  23. Road
  24. Which Will
  25. Horn
  26. Things Behind The Sun
  27. Know
  28. Parasite
  29. Ride
  30. Harvest Breed
  31. From The Morning
  32. Time Of No Reply
  33. I Was Made To Love Magic
  34. Joey
  35. Clothes Of Sand
  36. Mayfair
  37. Been Smoking Too Long
  38. Strange Meeting II
  39. Rider On The Wheel
  40. Black Eyed Dog
  41. Hanging On A Star
  42. Voice From The Mountain

Poor Boy