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When he was just a youngster and barely in his teens

he went to school many a day in faded old blue jeans

His patches they were many, his seat was all thread bare

But this poor boy didn’t notice cause this poor boy didn’t care

 

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Poor Boy ain’t got no money, Poor boy ain’t got no dough

Give this poor boy a pretty little girl and watch the poor boy go

He’s the backbone of the nation, the pappy of our land

With a two buck loan he’ll build him a home

And raise a poor boy clan

 

His worries they are many, his pleasures are but few

But that don’t worry this poor boy cause his daddy had them too

His living don’t come easy, he’s had to sweat it out

But he’d rather be a poor boy than a wealthy gad about

 

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If it wasn’t for the poor boy a lot would go undone

The plough would never furrow, the mill would never run

There wouldn’t be no tators, there wouldn’t be no beans

The rich would all be poor boys in faded old blue jeans

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(Cree Chorus)

(Français Chorus)

Pauvre gars, y’a pas d’argent, pauvre gars, y’a pas grand temps

Pour trouver une petite fille qui est pas difficile

Puis vivre une vie charmante

(Chorus)

 

Public Domain/ Arranged by Crystal Plamondon ©Avenir Publishing - SOCAN