Poor Boy Long Way from Home

Me and poor boy was travelling
Travelling a long way from home
Me and poor boy got brought off
Got brought off and praised and found
My dear mother, she got worried
When we was down all in the farm
Mama, she called that farmer up
And he told her that it’s a-prison bound
My dear mother got on the farm
She called down a little far
My mother talked to the sergeant
He wanted not to have mercy on me
Well this sergeant told dear mother
He would take 200 dollar bill
We didn’t have no one
To come and get us out on bail
Poor boy, he got all worried
walking to us breaking down
I said «Poor boy don’t worry
Our mother get us out of prison bound»
Well this sergeant told dear mother
He would take two hundred dollar bill
We didn’t have no one
To come and get us out of bail
Oh, my mother she got worried
She couldn’t get them two hundred dollar bill
So one Sunday morning
My mother, she drove to the farm
Well, the sergeant met my mother
Drove on up to at the gate
My mother she told the sergeant
She never had no two hundred dollar bill
Well, my mother she kneeled down
My mother kneeled down on her knee
Oh, my mother pleased the Sergeant
Will you please sir have some mercy on me?
My dear mother, she cryin'
Told the sergeant, then she broke down
He said «These boys promised
They will not on my train»
I said «Listen brother poor boy
Don’t be worry crime
Somebody, somebody, somewhere