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Artist: Little Richard
Canonical path: /little-richard/poor-boy
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Poor Boy
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Poor Boy
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[Chorus:]
They call me poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
But I ain't lonesome and I ain't blue
'Cause I could never be a poor boy
As long as I've got a dolly like you
Ain't got a crust, ain't got a cent
Can't buy a jug, can't pay the rent
I got a heart full of dreams
And a lot of memories
And that's enough for me
[Chorus]
Can't buy a house, can't buy a lot
Ain't got a bean, I ain't got a pot
But what I got is a heart full of
Lovin' memory
And that's enough for me
[Chorus]
Don't have a pig, don't have a cow
I don't have a horse to pull a plough
But what I got is a heart full of
Lovin' memory
And that's enough for me
They call me poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
But I ain't lonesome and I ain't blue
'Cause I could never be a poor boy
As long as I've got a dolly like, I've got a dolly like
I've got a dolly like... you
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