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Drunken Willie McCane

from The Great Unknown by Jon-Olov Woxlin

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Let me tell you now ’bout a man who died in vain
’bout the wicked life he led, his struggle and his pain.
He knew a lot of people, he was very good with names
Making dead men’s tombstones every night and day
One day he was caught for murder, rising him to local fame,
But, hey, drunken Willie McCane ain’t the man to blame.

Sorrow went through his family like a wildfire in the hay
And ever since the verdict came it’s making them you pray
His mother’s face got old, his father’s hair got gray
His sister moved to Sweden hiding away in shame.
Today he’ll stand to trail for the people that got slain,
But hey…

One thing about McCane, he wasn’t a man of luck
Whenever there was shooting around, he was the last man to duck
Often, he got injured, but never fatally
And despite this was known to the jury, they all did agree
That he was for sure the right man to frame,
Even though drunken Willie…

A pistol duel occurred at the main street of the town,
And of course, drunken Willie McCane was the man around
Both the dueling cowboys instantly died by their shots
And due to McCane’s profession he gathered up their guts.
As the only witness the local sheriff did came
Most certain that McCane was the man to frame

The sun was sinking low when on the gallows he did stand,
Reflecting on the twenty years he had. Roamed these lands
The only thing he now did regret was his drinking of the booze
If leaving the bottle alone he wouldn’t now be hanging in a noose
In reverence to his man, you ought to remember his name
’cause drunken Willie McCane wasn’t the man to blame.

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from The Great Unknown, released January 1, 2021

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