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WILLIE DRUNK AGAIN, by                    
First Line: "oh, willie, you've come home, lad"
Last Line: And ne'er get drunk again
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking;hearts;poverty


Oh, Willie, you've come home, lad,
Drunk, drunk, again.
I thought you said last night
You were going to abstain
From all intoxicating drinks,
But you did not tell me true,
And we're in the midst of poverty,
Whatever shall we do?
My heart is almost broken,
And my hopes are all in vain,
You said you'd sign "teetotal,"
But you're drunk, drunk, again.

Oh, Willie, I'd no thought,
The day that we were wed,
That I should have my little ones
Crying out for bread;
But, oh, that cursed drink,
Our home it has destroyed,
Which makes me almost rue the day
That I became your bride.
My heart is almost broken,
And my hopes are all in vain,
You said you'd join "teetotal,"
But you're drunk, drunk, again.

Oh, Willie, you're a foolish lad,
To drink in such a way,
A suit of black you used to wear
Upon the Sabbath day;
But now in rags and dirt
With drunkards you do roam,
Neglecting both your family
And your once happy home.
For my heart is almost broken,
And my hopes are all in vain;
You said you'd sign "teetotal,"
But you're drunk, drunk, again.

Oh, Willie, you got drunk last night,
And I'm sure you could not stand,
You beat me most severely
To comply with your demand
That I'd give money for to drink,
While you know that very day
I had to pawn my dress and shawl
Our landlord for to pay.
So then take my advice, Willie,
From drinking do abstain,
Look to your wife and family,
And ne'er get drunk again.





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