Note: Capo I Intro riff e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---| [Intro] [Verse 1] Well I knew a boy named Willie Brown He was a lover of our town Wherever he went the girls fell down And cried for Willie Brown Crazy about Willie Brown [Verse 2] Tall and dark and lean and long Big as a bull and twice as strong He loved the girls and turned them down A sheik was Willie Brown Dashing Willie Brown [Bridge] Well a new girl moved in on our street We knew that she and Will would meet But then when we inquired around She’d not met Willie Brown She said "who’s Willie Brown?" [Verse 3] The prettiest girl you ever saw Head to toe without a flaw When we met one night in town She fell for Willie Brown In love with Willie Brown [Verse 4] But the trouble was that we all knew Willie Brown was falling too Then he announced when June comes around She’ll marry Willie Brown She’s in love with Willie Brown [Bridge] But then the girl denied it all She said "its true that I did fall But he took my love for granted now To heck with Willie Brown Conceited Willie Brown" [Verse 5] Willie Brown was shocked to learn That his love had at last been spurned So on a hill outside of town We buried Willie Brown We buried Willie Brown

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire de Willie Brown, un jeune homme séduisant et charismatique qui fait chavirer les cœurs dans sa ville. Bien qu'il soit très apprécié des filles, il semble jouer avec leurs sentiments, prenant leur amour pour acquis. Lorsqu'une nouvelle fille arrive en ville, elle attire également son attention. Au début, il y a des promesses d'amour et de mariage, mais rapidement, l'illusion s'effondre lorsqu'elle se rend compte de son arrogance et décide de le rejeter. La douleur de Willie face à cette trahison le conduit à une fin tragique, symbolisée par son enterrement sur une colline, laissant derrière lui un mélange de charme et de désillusion.