Boondocks song written and produced by Joe South. It tells the story of a young man who laments that people put him down because he was born in the boondocks. He is in love with the boss man's daughter and vows to work slavishly until, one day, he can "move from this old shack" and fit in with her society. Throughout the song, he asks that the "Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks". Boondocks The boondocks is an American expression that stems from the Tagalog word "bundók" ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area,
Tagalog language Batangas accent has been featured in film and television and Filipino actor Leo Martinez speaks with this accent. Martinez's accent, however, will quickly be recognized by native Batangueños as representative of the accent in western Batangas which is milder compared to that used in the eastern part of the province. Bulacan Tagalog has more deep words and accented like Filipino during the Spanish period. Quezon and Aurora's Tagalog has unique accents. Cavite's were a mix of deep Tagalog and Chavacano, a language also spoken in Zamboanga. Laguna also has a different set of accents. Nueva Ecija's accent is like Bulacan's,