| G Em CD G | He was but a traveller, on the lonely road of life, |
| G Em Am D | She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night, |
| C D Am Em | She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold, |
| Am D G CD G | Just another poor boy, treat him right (ai ai) |
| G Em CD G | She saw that he was hungry, and gave him food to eat, |
| G Em Am D | She knew that he was weary, and he had no place to sleep, |
| C D Am Em | She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head, |
| Am D G CD G | And washed away the world from his hands and his feet (ee ee) |
| He was | |
| Em DC | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| GD EmD C | When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight, |
| Em DC | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| GD EmD C | And she gave him love and comfort through the night, |
| Em DC | Till the mornings light, Dee dee dee dee dee, Dee dee dee dee dee, |
| G D C D C | Ah, ha-a-a-a-a-ah! |
| G Em CD G | At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk, |
| G Em Am D | He said all men were brothers, and that love could conquer all, |
| C D Am Em | Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear, |
| Am D G CD G | In troubled times like these men seldom talked. |
| G Em CD G | Oh they came for him one morning, at the breaking of the day, |
| G Em Am D | She woke to hear him calling, as they carried him away, |
| C D | Accusing him of spreading lies and hate, |
| Am Em | His public meetings were a danger to the state! |
| C D E | Some soldier said who was he anyway? (Key Change!) |
| F#m ED | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| AE DE D | And the tears were falling from her face like rain, |
| F#m ED | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| AE DE D | And they hung him on a hillside far away, |
| F#m ED | And on the ground she lay, Dee dee dee dee dee, (poor boy) Dee dee dee dee dee, |
| A E D E D | Ah, ha-a-a-a-a-ah! Oh ... |
| F#m | Oh my Lord... oh my Lord... oh my Lord! |
| D E | Whoa, ho, |
| F#m ED | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| AE DE D | And the tears were falling from her face like rain, |
| F#m ED | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| AE DE D | And they hung him on a hillside far away (just another po-o-o-or boy) |
| F#m ED | Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, |
| AE DE D | And she never dreamed she'd see his face again... |