Songs:Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover (3571)

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Trivia, story behind the song, etc.

Lyrics

©2000, Dave Carter/Dave Carter Music (BMI)

bonnie brown lay down the jack of diamonds
young cody took the king of clubs in trade
the queen of hearts was dealt to simple simon
but cat-eye willie drew the ace of spades

now bonnie make the bed that you were born in
turn your daddy's picture to the wall
for you'll not marry cody come the mornin'
tonight ol' shufflin' willie comes to call

bonnie brown, you can run and hide, fly my honey lamb
you can cry have mercy and crawl the cane for cover
but you're bound for the butcher's bride
the slew-foot devil won't be denied
when cat-eye willie comes to claim his lover

as the hour of midnight was approachin'
she heard his goblin bootheels on the floor
the tattered rags like raven wings in motion
the hammer hand upon the bedroom door

"have mercy on this high-born lily maiden
the fairest of the valley so they say"
"'twas you who mocked my bent back, heavy laden
no mercy had you in your heart that day"

bonnie brown, you can run and hide . . .

now he has had away her coat of leather
and he has had away her daisy dress
but as he slumbers on her bed of feathers
she breaks a silver dagger in his chest

"oh hold your pillow to my breast to stay the crimson flood
for my darlin', oh my darlin' you have spilled my mortal blood"
"no i will not your darlin' be while i have breath and spit in me"
"then i curse your proud house down till you're buried in the ground"

bonnie brown, you can run and hide . . .

now twenty years her suitors have been idle
and twenty years her cat-eye boy has grown
and he has stolen ruttle horse and bridle
and taken to the cullion road alone

"oh build my tomb down in some meadow lonely
mark it with the traitor diamond knave
for i have served one master, true and only
and i shall sleep beside him in the grave"

bonnie brown, you can run and hide . . .

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Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer SONG
on the album Tanglewood Tree Buy Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer at CD-Baby Tanglewood Tree	Request this song: Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover (Only logged in and authenticated users can make requests.) Overall rating: (33 votes) Your rating: You have to login to give your opinion about songs. Length: 4:06 Times played: 80 People hearing: 1677 Times requested: 49 First played: Oct 10th, 2002 Last played: Aug 13th, 2008 Previously played: Jun 27th, 2008 Song ID#: 3571	Listener rankings: 5 stars=Artmarcia ♦ Kelli ♦ Hoonah ♦ Messtaken ♦ Bisbonian ♦ Anagram ♦ LuAnna ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Dale G ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Kazookid ♦ chinook ♦ Red ♦ Peterdale ♦ E.D. Egg 4 stars=jjascob ♦ Fred ♦ Flying Trout ♦ Esther ♦ Jim ♦ DogNut ♦ Reed ♦ Dean ♦ Fine-line ♦ Sol® ♦ Whistling owl ♦ Firewalk ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Cater ♦ Doctordoug ♦ Sharpston 3 stars=Hexaba ♦ Scobey