verse 1
Everyone suspected ole Willie's time was near
'Cause lately he'd been talkin' 'bout the Lord & leavin' here
He said if I fight the devil when I die I know I'll lose
To sing my soul to Heaven 'for the devil gets the news
(verse 3)
Well, everybody cried when poor ole Willie died
And his old flat top gui- tar was that all Willie left be- hind
They took it to the graveyard when they laid him down to rest
Someone tuned it up and answered Willie's last re- quest
The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round
They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate
Be- fore his body touched the ground
They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound?
I come to the garden a- lone
The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar
on Wine Street sang ole Willie home
verse 3
There's an ole flat top guitar on the wall behind the bar
And somewhere there's a twinkle in a far distant star
Now that ole Satan raised some Hell when he finally got the news
That the only soul that Willie left was on a pair of his worn out shoes
The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round
They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate
Be- fore his body touched the ground
They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound?
I come to the garden a- lone
The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar
on Wine Street sang ole Willie home
We be- lieve they sang ole Willie home