Poor Boy by Nick Drake
Poor Boy by Nick Drake

Poor Boy

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Poor Boy by Nick Drake

Release Date
Sat Mar 06 1971
Performed by
Nick Drake
Produced by
Joe Boyd
Writed by
Nick Drake
About

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’...

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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.

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