William - Daniel Amos

Ol' William in school

Readin' a Bible, we laughed till we was blue

Ol' William said a prayer at noon

Over his lunch and we hit him with a spoon

Yes, William, the kids were cruel

But, I saw something different in you

The impression you made put the seed in me

That began to grow when I first believed

Ol' William on the street

Hymn singin', testifyin', and they called him «preacher»

I was there when they put him down

But I want to say that I’ve come around

Yes, William, the kids were cruel

But, I saw something different in you

The impression you made put the seed in me

That began to grow when I first believed

Now, William, ain’t it strange

After all these years

I’m doing the very same things

I laughed about way back there

And the example you set

Causes me to want to be

The same kind of livin' testimony

Oh, William, I wish you were here

I’d apologize for callin' you weird

But I’m sure you forgave me even then

So I love you William, like my best friend

Yes, William, the kids were cruel

But, I saw something different in you

The impression you made put the seed in me

That began to grow when I first believed