Willie The Weaper-Dave Van Ronk

[ti:Willie the Weeper] [ar:Dave Van Ronk] [al:Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Willie The Weaper - Dave Van Ronk [00:05.21]Oh well a'this is the story about Willie the weeper [00:07.98]Now Willie the weeper was a chimney sweeper [00:10.62] [00:11.19]He had the habit boy he had it bad [00:13.19] [00:13.83]Let me tell ya 'bout a dream he had [00:16.26]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:18.90] [00:19.41]Didi didi didi dida didida [00:21.35] [00:23.59]Oh well he went to the hop house the other night [00:26.60]Wearin' his goulashes boy were shinin' bright [00:29.10]Ah well'a called to the boy to bring him some hops [00:32.15]Started then a smokin' like he'd never stop [00:34.37] [00:34.88]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:38.04]Didi didi didi dida didida [00:40.13] [00:44.94]Oh well after he had smoked about a dozen pills [00:47.91]He says This ought'a kill all my aches and ills [00:50.50]Oh well'a he turned on his side and went to sleep [00:52.92] [00:53.47]Dreamed he was a sailor on the ocean deep [00:56.04]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:58.85] [00:59.48]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:01.44] [01:03.67]Oh well he played draw poker as they left the land [01:06.45]He won a million dollars on the very first hand [01:08.99]Oh well he played and he played 'til the crew went broke [01:12.41]Then he turned around and had another smoke [01:14.87]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:17.55] [01:18.15]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:20.11] [01:22.32]Oh well he came to the island of Siam [01:24.81] [01:25.41]He rubbed his eyes and said I wonder where I am [01:27.87]He played craps with the king he won a million more [01:30.67]Had to leave the island 'cause the king got sore [01:33.30]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:36.26]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:38.55] [01:40.84]Oh well he went to Monte Carlo where he played roulette [01:43.58]He couldn't lose a penny 'cause he won every bet [01:46.31]Oh well he played and he played 'til the bank went broke [01:49.20]Then he turned around and had another smoke [01:52.03]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:55.25]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:57.18] [02:01.76]Oh well'a then he thought he better be a'sailin' for home [02:04.93]Oh well he chartered his ship and sailed away alone [02:07.65]Ah well the ship hit a rock he hit the floor [02:10.16]Oh'ho well the d**e gave out and the dream was off [02:12.88]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [02:16.21]Didi didi didi dida didida [02:18.48] [02:23.46]Oh well'a that was the story about Willie the weeper [02:26.34]Now Willie the weeper was a young pox eater [02:29.45]Someday a pill too many he'll take [02:31.90]And dreamin' that he's dead he will forget to wake [02:34.35] [02:34.97]Dida dida dida didi didi dida [02:39.75] [02:40.71]Didi didi dada dida da