Poor Boy
Nick Drake * Track #2 On Nick Drake
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Poor Boy by Nick Drake
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Performed by
Nick DrakeProduced by
Joe BoydWrited by
Nick DrakeAbout
The song’s essentially about a boy self-pitying, struggling for acceptance and empathy and deals with motifs of existentialism.
Nick’s mum, Molly Drake, was a singer and one of her most-known songs is “Poor Mum”, where she sings about the struggles of motherhood. So “Poor Boy” could be seen as Nick’...
Poor Boy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Never sing for my supper
I never help my neighbour
Never do what is proper
For my fair share of labour
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a poor boy
And I'm a rover
Count your coins and
Throw them over my shoulder
I may grow older
[Chorus]
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
[Post-Chorus]
(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?
[Verse 2]
Never know what I came for
Seems that I've forgotten
Never ask what I came for
Or how I was begotten
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a poor boy
And I'm a ranger
Things I say
May seem stranger than Sunday
Changing to Monday
[Chorus]
Nobody knows
How cold it flows
And nobody feels
The worn-down heels
Nobody's eyes
Make the skies
Nobody spreads
Their aching heads
[Post-Chorus]
(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
[Chorus]
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
[Post-Chorus]
(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?"
[Outro]
(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)
Poor Boy Q&A
Who wrote Poor Boy's ?
Poor Boy was written by Nick Drake.
Who produced Poor Boy's ?
Poor Boy was produced by Joe Boyd.
When did Nick Drake release Poor Boy?
Nick Drake released Poor Boy on Sat Mar 06 1971.