Lyrics:

When I was born you know
I couldn't speak and go
My mother worked each day
and she learned me to say.

Mother and father and son
sister and uncle, orphan
and she learned me to say
life is so hard each day.

Poor boy you must know
poor boy's life is a-grow
poor boy
poor boy you must say
life is very hard to stay

When I was born you know
I couldn't speak and go
My mother worked each day
and she learned me to say.

Poor boy you must know....