Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Willie the Weeper lyrics

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