Let me tell you 'bout Willie the weeper
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Willie the weeper was a chimney sweeper
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He had the hop habit and he had it bad
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Listen while I tell you 'bout a dream he had.
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Hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi) Ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho)
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Willie went to a hop-joint late last night
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He knew that the light would be burnin' bright
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I guess he must've smoked a dozen pills or more
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'Cause when he woke up he was on a foreign shore.
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Hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi) Ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho)
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The queen of Belgium was the first he met
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She called him her darlin' and her lovin' pet
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She gave him a genuine Ford automobile
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With a diamond headlight and silver steering wheel.
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Hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi) Ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho)
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She had a million cattle and she had a million sheep
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She had a million vessels in the ocean deep
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She had a million dollars all in nickels and dimes
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He knew it 'cause he counted them a million times.
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Hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi) Ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho)
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Willie got to New York one night late
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He called his sugar baby up for a date
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He got funny and began to shout
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And blim-blam-bloom, well, the dope give out.
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Hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi) Ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho)
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Willie The Weeper
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| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
