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The Willow Tree
Ike Drummond
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There was a town in Alabama
Back in 1863
And all along the roads
Were weeping willow trees
There was a tree towards the end
Meant to cleanse you of your sin
Many a soul fell upon the weeping willow tree
There was a man in this little town
Whose name was John F.W. Mount
Well, he owned a house and a piece of land
And that my friends is were the trouble began
You see his land was on a gold rich place
And one day a man showed up to say
He said I'll give you a share if we can mine for gold
But John just turned and said no you won't
When John walked out and turned his back
You could see the strange mans eyes turn black
They were black with a greed and a hatred for
A good man who didn't say nothing more
So one day when John was on his land
This evil man hatched up a plan
He'd take Johns land for the money and the deed
And he knews there was only one thing he'd need
You could hear the cry for miles around
When John got jumped and knocked to the ground
It was a cold day for this malevolent deed
What the townsfolk saw when they walked in the street
Way down there near the end of the road
They saw a strange figure hanging from a rope
Twas a sad day, a sad day indeed
When they found John on the willow tree
He was hung from the willow tree
Hung from a willow tree
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