Poorboy (the Greenwood)

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Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure following the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album. more »

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1974

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Me I'm just a poor boy, from across the far southland, 
And I've traveled many days to reach this place to mke my stand, 
I fell in with a merry band, and drank away the hours.

Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on, 
And my head is high, from the battle won, 
Laid down my life for the Greenwood

The city boys, and the country boys, they come from miles around, 
To defy their king and country, save the poor folks from the hand, 
Of the thieving dukes and abbotts, and the gentry of the land.

Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on, 
And my head is high, from the battle won, 
Laid down my life for the Greenwood

Sweet Maid Marion, don't you do me no wrong, 
Stay on the right side, the Greenwood is your home, 
The dancing girls and the open fires, the wine that flows like water.

Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on, 
And my head is high, from the battle won, 
Laid down my life for the Greenwood

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