Boy In Ohio — Phil Ochs

pre>g c g Creek was running by the road And the buckeye sun was a-shinin' G c g I rode my bike down alum creek drive Em am When i was a boy in ohio

G c g The english teacher he didn't care He challenged us to checkers Bb dm d7 And once in a while we'd swap a joke When i was a boy in ohio

Once i was caught playing hooky from school They found me home in the evening I confessed i had been to the movie show When i was a boy in ohio

We would wait for the summer to come For swimmin' and pickin' berries But now a freeway covers the field Where i used to be so happy

I remember the burger boy Where the girls would shine like the engines And the radio was always loud When i was a boy in ohio

Spanish teacher she tried to help She was much too pretty So i just stared at the back of her legs When i was a boy in ohio

It was 3.2 beer* at the honky tonk bar Where they said the girls were easy But somehow i never found me one When i was a boy in ohio

Soon i was grown and i had to leave And i've been all over the country But i don't believe i've had more fun Than when i was a boy in ohio

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