Willie Seton chords by
Tom Paxton

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Willie Seton was a lad,
his age was just sixteen.
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Golden curls run down his neck,
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the fairest ever seen.
His true love was the prettiest
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thing in the countryside,
And after Willie courted her,

Interlude 1

she swore to be his bride.

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Verse 2
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He had no gold to give her dad,
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no gold to buy them land,
And in his haste to wed his love
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he joined an outlaw band.
They ravaged all the countryside,
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their fortunes for to gain.
Until one cold and frosty day they robbed

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the Frisco train.

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Verse 3
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The train guard lost his life that day,
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but just before he died,
He fired a deadly pistol ball
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in Willie Seton's side.
His comrades they deserted him
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and left him there alone,
And holding tightly to his side
he started out for home.
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Verse 4
He had not traveled many a mile
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until the storm came on,
And Willie Seton found a log to set himself
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upon.
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He leaned his back against a
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tree and held onto his side,
And in that cold and snowy wood
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young Willie Seton died.