Willie Can

Willie Can Is a popular hit song written in 1955 by the American country and western songwriter Boudleaux Bryant and his wife Felice Bryant.[1][2][3] It reached the charts in 1956 in the US with the Mitch Miller version (#30)[4] and in the UK with Alma Cogan's (#13).[5]

The song , in a lighthearted vein , gives a list of activities and kindnesses the woman singer would wish to have in a lover and husband.

It was recorded by :-

Form of the song

The song lists the things the female singer requires of her suitor. These vary between versions but in full are:-

To cook, save a dollar bill, sew, give a girl a thrill,  ride a black-eyed stallion,  fight a bear, love,  braid her hair, do the things she asks him , dance , prance, take her to the fair, say he cares,  dig a hole to China,  climb a tree,  kiss and  kiss her,   do the things she asks him (and do them  true),  run,  catch a honey bee,  sing and sing to her,  try to swim the Channel, fly a kite,  be  bold,  hold her ,  squeeze her tight,  run , sing , sing to her.

The Beverley Sisters version adds:- crossing a burning desert and crossing the sea.

The list is broken up by a chorus which runs :-

Willie can, Willie can, Willie can, fair lady If Willie takes a shine to you

References
  1. "Song: Willie Can written by Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. Bryant, Felice; Bryant, Boudleaux (1955). Willie can (Library copy of the original sheet music.). Melbourne: Acuff-Rose Publications Pty.
  3. "Alan Cackett - Boudleaux & Felice Bryant - Part Two". alancackett.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. "All US Top 40 Singles for 1956". Top40Weekly.com (Listed as the B side title of ' Lisbon Antigua). p. Week Ending: 14th March, 1956. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  5. "ALMA COGAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.


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