"Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
The song is track number 5 from their 1974 album Eldorado and tells the story of the Dreamer on the hill fantasising he is one of Robin Hood's merry men, forming the fourth dream.
Rolling Stone critic Ken Barnes called it "a robber ballad cleverly employing an uncanny John Wesley Harding soundalike vocal.
"[1] Phonograph Record critic Michael Davis called it a "catchy, upbeat pop number" that "ain't rock'n'roll.
[4] The version performed on their concert film, "Fusion – Live in London" uses the last couple of seconds, 2:27 - 2:57, reprise of "Eldorado Overture", as used for the ending of side 1 of the album.