They call me Poor Boy, oh you let me down Oh they call me Poor Boy, you know it let me down You know that I love you But you let me down You wrote and told me, you never been in love before You know you wrote and told me, you never been in love before You know that I love you baby I've never been in love before . You called me Poor Boy, and you let me down I heard you call me Poor Boy, you know you let me down You know that I love you baby But you bring your body down. (Solo) Oh you called me Poor Boy You know you let me down Yeah you called me Poor Boy You know you let me down Know that I love you But your skin is brown. You told me that I love you Ah you called me Poor Boy Yeah you called me Poor Boy And you let me down You know that I love you 'Cause your skin is BROWN .