Po’ Boy

The words

A poor wanderer moves from one odd scene to the next, making the best of hard luck.

A poor wanderer drifts from one odd scene to the next, from cheap lodgings to strange family dramas, meeting each setback with a joke. The verses are full of wordplay, puns and old vaudeville gags, so that hardship and comedy sit side by side. Beneath the humor is a picture of someone with little to his name who keeps going anyway. The tune is light and jazzy, played gently with a relaxed, old-fashioned swing.