Lonely Desert Boy

Four Jacks and a Jill is a South African folk rock ensemble. They originally formed in 1964 without a "Jill" under a different name. Later they added lead singer Glenys Lynne and changed the group's name. In South Africa, they had a hit song, "Timothy". In 1968 they cracked the American charts with the song "Master Jack", hitting the Billboard Hot 100 at no. 18 and reaching no. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song also reached no. 5 on Cashbox and went to no. 1 in South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The follow-up single, "Mr. Nico", peaked at no. 98 in the United States. That was their last hit in the U.S., but the group continued to score hits in their native country. more »

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He's just a lonely desert boy
In a world he wants to know
He's just a lonely desert boy
Somehow through this world he must go

He left the only things he knew
To see the world outside
Finding love and heartbreak too
On each and every side

Through the cities and the towns
He tried to find a friend
All he met is frozen frowns
Now he's on the road again

Perhaps he'll go or even stay
Or travel many a mile
But he will always know he was
A lonely desert child

Perhaps he'll go or even stay
Or travel many a mile
But he will always know he was
A lonely desert child

He's just a lonely desert boy
In a world he wants to know
He's just a lonely desert boy
And somehow through this world he must go

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Written by: MARKS, MORRIS, David Marks, R. Morris

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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