Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Hollies
Canonical path: /hollies/hey-willy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hey Willy
Read Hey Willy lyrics by The Hollies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hey Willy
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Hey Willy your mother calls you Billy
your father calls you silly
but you really are a pretty one
Hey baby you're dressing like a lady
The fellows call you Sadie
but you really are a pretty one
You don't care what they say about your hair
'Cos the bank man smiles
every time he sees you comin' yeh
Willy is the singer in a rock'n'roll band
Every time he shows his face
he gets to put away a grand oh yeh
Willy's gonna show them now
Na-na na-na Willy's gonna go somehow
My name is Willy gonna turn on the light
playing rock'n'roll music till early early night
Hands are clapping send the rhythm to your feet
Listen to the drummer Yeah listen to the beat oh yeh
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Hey baby you're dressing like a lady
The fellows call you Sadie
but you really are a pretty one
You don't care what they say about your hair
'Cos the bank man smiles
every time he sees you comin' yeh
Willy is the singer in a rock'n'roll band
Every time he shows his face
he gets to put away a grand oh yeh
Willy's gonna show them now
Na-na na-na Willy's gonna go somehow
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