Beautiful William

	  		


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Beautiful William one morning in May 
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in a milk-white convertible drove slowly away 

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Beautiful William with curling black hair 
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gold rings on his fingers as he held to the wheel 

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Was he given a package by a man on the train? 
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We found his car by the roadside later that day 
 

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Mirrored sunglasses, roses and wine 
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laid on the empty seat, as he slowly drove by 

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He left his lights burning. He left his perfect lawn 
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His automatic sprinklers about to switch on 

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Did he find a black glove on the cliffs by the bay? 
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Why would he leave us, why would he leave us this way? 

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He drove through the town with a smile on his face 
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waving to everyone as he went on his way 

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Polly from Red River, Rose from Green Falls 
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they drove to his house and they lay on the lawn 

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Was he stopped in the airport by a man with a cane? 
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We found his car by the roadside later that day 

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Rose smashed his windows till the glass was all gone 
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Polly broke the back door and she screamed down the hall 

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But no answer sounded but wind flying through 
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as we tore up the green lawn and torched all the rooms 

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        Am                        Em 
Did he find a white glove in the pines by the lake? 
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Why would he leave us, why would he leave us this way? 

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