Willie the Weeper-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 Weeper (威利爱哭鬼) - Dave Van Ronk [00:05.63]Oh well a'this is the story about Willie the weeper [00:08.41]Now Willie the weeper was a chimney sweeper [00:11.05] [00:11.62]He had the habit boy he had it bad [00:13.62] [00:14.25]Let me tell ya 'bout a dream he had [00:16.69]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:19.33] [00:19.83]Didi didi didi dida didida [00:21.78] [00:24.02]Oh well he went to the hop house the other night [00:27.02]Wearin' his goulashes boy were shinin' bright [00:29.52]Ah well'a called to the boy to bring him some hops [00:32.57]Started then a smokin' like he'd never stop [00:34.80] [00:35.31]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:38.46]Didi didi didi dida didida [00:40.55] [00:45.36]Oh well after he had smoked about a dozen pills [00:48.33]He says This ought'a kill all my aches and ills [00:50.93]Oh well'a he turned on his side and went to sleep [00:53.34] [00:53.89]Dreamed he was a sailor on the ocean deep [00:56.47]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [00:59.28] [00:59.91]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:01.87] [01:04.09]Oh well he played draw poker as they left the land [01:06.87]He won a million dollars on the very first hand [01:09.42]Oh well he played and he played 'til the crew went broke [01:12.84]Then he turned around and had another smoke [01:15.29]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:17.97] [01:18.57]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:20.54] [01:22.75]Oh well he came to the island of Siam [01:25.23] [01:25.83]He rubbed his eyes and said I wonder where I am [01:28.29]He played craps with the king he won a million more [01:31.09]Had to leave the island 'cause the king got sore [01:33.72]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:36.69]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:38.97] [01:41.27]Oh well he went to Monte Carlo where he played roulette [01:44.00]He couldn't lose a penny 'cause he won every bet [01:46.73]Oh well he played and he played 'til the bank went broke [01:49.62]Then he turned around and had another smoke [01:52.45]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [01:55.68]Didi didi didi dida didida [01:57.60] [02:02.19]Oh well'a then he thought he better be a'sailin' for home [02:05.35]Oh well he chartered his ship and sailed away alone [02:08.07]Ah well the ship hit a rock he hit the floor [02:10.59]Oh'ho well the d**e gave out and the dream was off [02:13.30]Didi didi dida didi didi dida [02:16.64]Didi didi didi dida didida [02:18.90] [02:23.88]Oh well'a that was the story about Willie the weeper [02:26.76]Now Willie the weeper was a young pox eater [02:29.87]Someday a pill too many he'll take [02:32.33]And dreamin' that he's dead he will forget to wake [02:34.78] [02:35.39]Dida dida dida didi didi dida [02:40.17] [02:41.13]Didi didi dada dida da