Willie Lyrics

Willie was a man in the old American West

But the move to electricity, he did detest

Saw a fortune teller about electric power's role

Was told a blaze would swallow the town whole

Willie was convinced, he was set in his ways

Get rid of the wires and prevent the blaze

Artificial power, it's much too strange

He just couldn't see himself accepting this change

Willie got some shears and went into town

Went around the neighborhood, cutting power lines down

Taking out all electricity with his shears

This absurd creation has no right here

Willie was convinced, he was set in his ways

Get rid of the wires and prevent the blaze

Artificial power, it's much too strange

He just couldn't see himself accepting this change

People were more frustrated as the sky grew dark

Wille increased his pace, and along came a spark

He didn't know the dangers of a live wire

And the spark hit a deck and ignited a fire

Willie was convinced, he was set in his ways

Get rid of the wires and prevent the blaze

Artificial power, it's much too strange

He just couldn't see himself accepting this change

Now the town is engulfed in flames on this very night

Turns out the fortune teller he saw was right

Willie was too, when he warned the whole town

Electricity caused everything to burn down