I’m a White Boy Songtext
von Merle Haggard and The Strangers

Some folks call me a ramblin′ man
I do a lotta thumbin' and a kickin′ cans
And it wouldn't do an ounce of good to call my name
Cause daddy's name wadn′t Willy Woodrow
And I wadn′t born and raised in no ghetto
Just a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing

Well I′m out to find me a wealthy woman
And a line of work that don't take no diploma
I ain′t got much to lose but a lot to gain
Well some might call me a goodtime fella
I ain't black and I ain′t yella
Just a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing


Yeah I don't want no handout livin′
Don′t want any part of anything they're givin′
I'm proud and white and I′ve got a song to sing
Well I've said a few things and I′ll admit it
If you wanna get ahead you gotta hump and get it
I'm a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing

Hump and git it now
Yeah I′m a small town boy been around a little
I like guitars and I like a fiddle
And that′s the kinda soul it takes to fan my flame
Well I'm a blue eyed Billy kinda frail and ruddy
So I′ll have to work to be somebody
I'm a white boy lookin′ for a place to do my thing

I don't want no handout livin′
And don't want any part of anything they're givin′
I′m proud and white and I've got a song to sing
Well I′ve said a few things and I'll admit it
If you wanna get ahead you gotta hump and get it
I′m a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing
I′m a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing