Lord I'm a poor boy, I'm going to and fro 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 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 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, have mercy on me please Lord I just want you, give this poor boy's heart some ease