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Henry Clay Work - Lilly-Willy-Woken

2014-11-07 6 Dailymotion

Bill Vining had a sorrel colt <br />Some two years old or more, <br />But the colt was wild as a mountain deer <br />And a bridle never wore; <br />And so one day, <br />Bill took his colt <br />named Lilly Willy Woken, <br />And whipp'd him till his stubborn will <br />And the whiplash both were broken! <br /> <br />Broke! Broke! Broken! <br />Your stubborn will is broken <br />You will dance no more on the sable floor, <br />O Lilly Willy Woken! <br /> <br />Bill Vining was a banker -- <br />He had a bag of gold; <br />And not only uncurrent coin, <br />But customers he sold, <br />But while he went to break his colt <br />Young Lilly Willy Woken <br />His teller told, with his bag of gold <br />And thus the bank was broken. <br /> <br />Broke! Broke! Broken <br />Your master's bank is broken! <br />He will count no more his profits o'er <br />O Lilly Willy Woken! <br /> <br />Bill Vining was a lover -- <br />He had a lady fair, <br />Who had said thro' life she'd be his wife <br />And his bag of gold would share; <br />But when she saw that all was lost, <br />Save Lilly Willy Woken, <br />She felt inclined to change her mind <br />And so his heart was broken. <br /> <br />Broke! Broke! Broken <br />Your master's heart is broken! <br />He will sing no more at his lady's door, <br />O Lilly Willy Woken! <br /> <br />Bill Vining was a mourner -- <br />He had a host of woes, <br />And grave despair was pictured where <br />A smile did once repose. <br />And so he took the halter off <br />From Lilly Willy Woken, <br />And from a shelf he hung himself <br />And thus his neck was broken! <br /> <br />Broke! Broke! Broken <br />Your master's neck is broken! <br />And you see what came of a stubborn frame <br />O Lilly Willy Woken!<br /><br />Henry Clay Work<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lilly-willy-woken/

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