They would seek high, they would seek low Calling their manchild as the trouble did flow There's always somebody to watch over me I'm never alone, I wish they'd leave me be ♪ Never alone ♪ I'm never alone... I'm just a boy, not long for this world I'm called Nelsito and I'm thirteen years old For nearly two decades this vendetta has raged There are no men -- I'm the last in the chain ♪ Last in the chain ♪ I'm manchild man ♪ Marimba sing high, marimba sing low, Marimba sing high as the cemetery grows All have been wept for husbands, brothers, grandsons, Grandfathers, nephews, cousins, uncles, fathers, and sons ♪ I walk in boots too big for me The women do cry as they watch over me I work at the altar, I try to be good But just like the others, I'll soon travel in wood ♪ I try to be good ♪ Manchild in wood ♪ I wait for manhood ♪ I'm the manchild.