Hi, Folks -

From her 1956 album, "Lady Sings the Blues", here's Billie Holiday (1915-1959) with "Willow Weep for Me", words and music written in 1932 by Ann Ronell.

Thanks to YouTuber REBEL SONGBIRD, who also supplied the lyrics which are below the clip.

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https://youtu.be/w82NHDRRGJ0

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Willow weep for me

Willow weep for me

Bend your branches down

Along the ground and cover me

Listen to my plea

Hear me willow and

Weep for me

Gone my lovely dreams

Lovely summer dreams

Gone and left me here

To weep my tears along the stream

Sad as I can be

Hear me willow and

Weep for me

Whisper to the wind

And say that love has sinned

To leave my heart a sign

And crying alone

Murmur to the night

And hide her starry light

So none will find me sighing

Crying all alone

Weeping willow tree

Weep in sympathy

Bend your branches down

Along the ground and cover me

Listen to me plea

Hear me willow and

Weep for me

Whisper to the wind

And say that love has sinned

To leave my heart a sign

And crying alone

Murmur to the night

And hide her starry light

So none will find me sighing

Crying all alone

Weeping willow tree

Weep in sympathy

Bend your branches down

Along the ground and cover me

Listen to my plea

Hear me willow and

Weep for me

Willow

Willow

Weep for me

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--hobie