Lyrics to
Let The Little Boy Sing

This version of Let The Little Boy Sing was released by Neil Diamond in 1977.

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Take you back to a cotton field
In the heart of Louisiana
A little boy ’bout nine years old
Singin’ songs in the heat of the day

But Mama cried when her little boy sang
She knew he could be someone special
Mama cried ’cause the way that it was
He would only be wasted away

Then his Mama would pray
And every night she would say
Help the boy if you can
Take ’em Lord by the hand

And let the little boy sing
Got a feeling that takes you home
Got a melody on his own
Let the little boy sing

Let the little boy try
Let the little boy by
He can take you along
On the wings of his song
Let the little boy fly

Take you back to New Orleans
Where the music wakes up with the city
To the bars by the railroad cars
On the neon side of town

Sang a song on the city streets
And people began to listen
Southern boy, sing your southern song
You sing it like no one around

And nobody walked by without feelin’ high
Never heard it before
But they’ve been calling for more

Let the little boy sing
Got a melody on his own
Got a feeling that takes you home
Let the little boy sing

And let the little boy fly
Let the little boy try
He can take you along
On the wings of his song
Let the little boy fly
Then he’ll take you away

“…Ladies and Gentlemen!
The Superdome is proud to introduce
The little boy with the soul of the south!”

Let the little boy sing
Got a feeling that takes you home
Got a melody all his own
Let the little boy sing

Let the little boy try
Let the little boy by
He can take you along
On the wings of his song
Let the little boy fly

Just let the little boy sing
Got a feeling that takes you home
Got a melody on his own
Let the little boy sing

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About Lyrics and Let The Little Boy Sing by Neil Diamond

The lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Neil Diamond used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Neil Diamond and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing by Neil Diamond. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing" means the words set to the music of Let The Little Boy Sing, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Let The Little Boy Sing and the lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to Let The Little Boy Sing, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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