POOR LITTLE ALLISON
Gordon Lightfoot
1970


Poor little Allison, standing in the night wind
Laughing out loud, turning her face to the summer rain
Poor little Allison, never had much goin'
Hard to forget, always in step with the world she's in.

Never knowin, never feelin', showing so much pride
Never sayin' what she's thinkin' or feeling deep inside.

Poor little Allison, dreaming of the right one
Laughing out loud, lost in a crowd of fair weather friends.

(bridge)

Never knowin', never feelin', showin' so much pride
Never sayin' what she's thinkin' or feeling deep inside.

Poor little Allison, standing in the night wind,
Wishing out loud, turning her face to the summer rain
Hard to forget, always in step with the world she's in.




(Transcribed by David Story - February 2013)