Willy Moore
Tragic Love Unveiled: Willy Moore's Heartbreaking Tale
Lyrics
Willy Moore was a king, he was scarce twenty-one
Willy Moore, at the age of almost twenty-one, was a significant figure, possibly a leader or prominent person.
Courted a lady fair
Willy Moore courted a lady who was fair and attractive.
Her eyes were as bright as two diamonds in the night
The lady had bright eyes, described as diamonds, and her hair was raven black.
And raven black was her hair
Continuation of the lady's physical description.
He courted her night and day
Willy courted the lady persistently.
To marry they did agree
They agreed to marry.
But when they came to get her parents to consent
When seeking the consent of her parents, they were denied.
Both said it could never be
Both parents rejected the idea of their union.
She threw herself in Willy Moore's arms
The lady threw herself into Willy Moore's arms, a familiar gesture.
As oft-time had done before
This had happened before.
Little did he think as he held her that night
Unexpectedly, Willy realizes he won't see Sweet Anne again as they embrace.
Sweet Anne he would see no more
Willy Moore's realization that Sweet Anne is lost to him.
It was just around the month of May
The events take place around the month of May.
And that night I remembered so well
The narrator recalls the night vividly.
The very same night her body disappeared
Sweet Anne's body mysteriously disappears in an indescribable manner.
In a way no tongue could tell
The manner of Sweet Anne's disappearance is unspeakable.
Sweet Anne she was known both far and wide
Sweet Anne was well-known and had friends all around.
Her friends were all around
Describes the popularity of Sweet Anne.
And in the little brook before the cottage door
Her body is found in a little brook in front of her cottage.
The body of sweet Anne was found
Sweet Anne is discovered dead.
Taken away by her weeping friends
Her grieving friends carry her away.
Up to her parents' room
They take her to her parents' room.
And there she is dressed in a shroud of snowy white
She is dressed in a snowy white shroud and placed in a lonely tomb.
And laid in a lonely tomb
Details of Sweet Anne's burial.
Willy Moore never spoke, he just took to the road
Willy Moore, devastated, chooses silence and leaves.
From all his friends he did part
He parts ways with all his friends.
Last I heard of him, he was in Montreal
Last known information places Willy Moore in Montreal.
Where he died of a broken heart.
Willy Moore eventually dies in Montreal due to a broken heart.
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