Lyrics to
Plantation Boy

This version of Plantation Boy was released by Boney M in 1977.

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Lots of people walk about proud and free
Lift up your head start looking around
There’s a brandnew feeling of liberty
Like a clear bell that’s starting to sound

Plantation Boy
C’mon and get going
Yesterday’s chains have broken in two
Plantation Boy
The new move is growing
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you
Plantation Boy
Plantation Boy

Lots of smiling faces for you to meet
So many hands to help you along
Just shake off the mud that weighs down your feet
If you stand tall you just can’t go wrong

Plantation Boy
C’mon and get going
Yesterday’s chains have broken in two
Plantation Boy
The new move is growing
Reaching the hills, the valleys and you
Plantation Boy
Plantation Boy

Years of picking cotton for little pay
Living alone in some wooden shack
Sweating in the heat of a summer’s day
This is all over, you won’t come back

Plantation Boy
C’mon and get going
Yesterday’s chains have broken in two
Plantation Boy
The new move is growing
Reaching the hills, the valleys and you
Plantation Boy
Plantation Boy

Plantation Boy
C’mon and get going
Yesterday’s chains have broken in two
Plantation Boy
The new move is growing
Reaching the hills, the valleys and you
Plantation Boy
Plantation Boy

Plantation Boy
Plantation Boy
Wherever you may go

Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…
Reaching the hills and the valleys and you…

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About Lyrics and Plantation Boy by Boney M

The lyrics for Plantation Boy are defined as the words making up the song released by Boney M in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Plantation Boy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Boney M and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Plantation Boy by Boney M if you think through it. 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 Plantation Boy" means the words set to the music of Plantation Boy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. 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 Plantation Boy and the lyrics to Plantation Boy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to Plantation Boy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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