Poor boy a long way from home Poor boy I'm a long way from home Poor boy I'm a long way from home I don't have no happy home to go home to
When I left my home my baby's in my arms When I left my home my baby's in my arms When I left my home my baby's in my arms She wanna know, 'daddy, when you comin' back home?'
They got me down here on the farm Got me down here on old farm I don't have no one to come and go my bail Baby, I wanna come back home to you
Sorry, baby I can't call you over the phone Sorry, I can't call you over the phone 'Cause they got me down here long distance phone But I can't call you baby over the phone
