6 6 6 -6 6 5 I am just a poor boy. 5 -5 6 6 7 -7 -6 Though my story's seldom told, -6 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 -4 I have squandered my resistance -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 For a pocketful of mumbles, . 4 -5 4 -4 Such are promises . 7 -7 7 All lies and jest 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 Still, the man hears what he wants to hear -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 And disregards the rest. 5 -5 6 . 6 When I left my home . 6 6 -5 5 And, my family, 5 -5 6 7 7 -7 -6 Was I in more than a boy -6 -6 6 6 6 6 6 -4 In the company of strangers -4 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 4 -4 In the quiet of the railway station, . 4 -5 Running scared, 7 -7 7 Laying low, 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 Seeking Out the Poorer Quarters -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 Where the ragged people go, 5 -5 6 -4 -4 5 Looking for the places -5 -5 5 -4 4 Only-they would know. 7 -7 7 Lie la lie 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 Lie la lie la lie la lie 7 -7 7 Lie la lie -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 Lie la lie la la la la lie . 7 -7 7 7 la la la la lie 5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 5 Asking only workman's wages 5 5 -5 5 4 -4 5 I come looking for a job, 5 . 5 . 5 -4 But I get the offers, -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 Just a come-on from the whores . 4 . 5 -4 -5 On Seventh Avenue . 7 -7 7 I to declare, 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 There Were Times When I Was so lonesome -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 I took some comfort there. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Ooo la la la la la la 5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 Then I'm laying out my winter clothes -5 6 7 7 -7 -6 And Wishing I Was Gone, . 5 -6 Going home -4 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 Where the New York City-winters 4 -4 -5 5 5 Are not bleeding me, 7 -7 6 -6 Leading me - . 5 -6 Going home. 6 -6 6 6 6 6 6 5 In the clearing stands a boxer, 5 -5 6 6 7 -7 -6 And a fighter by his trade -6 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 -4 And he carries the reminders -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 4 Of ev'ry glove That laid him down . 4 -4 -4 -5 -5 5 Or cut him till he Cried Out 6 6 6 7 7 -7 7 In his anger and his shame, 7 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 I am leaving, I am leaving. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 But the fighter still remains 7 -7 7 Lie la lie 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 Lie la lie la lie la lie 7 -7 7 Lie la lie -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 Lie la lie la la la la lie . 7 -7 7 7 la la la la lie 7 -7 7 Lie la lie 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 Lie la lie la lie la lie 7 -7 7 Lie la lie -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 Lie la lie la la la la lie . 7 -7 7 7 la la la la lie