It won’t work poor boy, don’t you try again Fate took over your love and you can’t win You can sing the blues all to yourself But while you’re singing, she’s with someone else, poor boy, While you’re singing, she’s with someone else
Love is strange but, poor boy, it has to be In more than a hundred ways you’re just like me You and I can try to face the foe But we both know they won’t be back no more, oh poor boy We both know they won’t be back no more
Poor boy I’m sorry you’re so blue But don’t forget there’s more than one of you Poor boy I’m sorry you’re so sad But time will heal, the pain won’t be so bad, poor boy, Time will heal, the pain won’t be so bad
Let’s forget the poor boy and let’s dry our eyes Bad luck can be good luck in disguise Some day new love may come to call Poor boy, we’ll be rich men after all, oh poor boy Poor boy, we’ll be rich men after all