Last night the willows stopped weeping
And everything sat hushed and still
And while my body lay sleeping

I dreamt of rebecca deville
Now I wonder if she was a real girl
Did she die when I woke

Well i'll sleep straight through to tomorrow
And look for her till I go broke
I found myself by the highway

That i ride in all my dreams
I met her while i was hitchhiking
From england to new orleans

She rode shotgun but stayed facing me
And I laid down in the back
I fell in love somewhere near illinois

And she said she loved me right back
Anybody
Has anybody seen my little girl around

I last saw her in new orleans
I can't find her now
I stepped into the nearest twilight bar

To ask if anyone knew
The whereabouts of my rebecca deville
The bartender said that he knew

He said that just a few weeks ago
She hitched a ride out west
With a man who said he'd show her the big time

Said he would show her the best
But he stopped the car two miles down the road
And he put a gun to her head

And raped her of all that she ever had
When rebecca was found she was dead
Anybody

Has anybody seen my little girl around
I last saw her in new orleans
I can't find her now

Anybody
Has anybody seen my little girl around
I last saw her in new orleans

I can't find her now
Anybody
Has anybody seen my little girl around

I last saw her in new orleans
I can't find her now
Low doesn't even begin

To describe the shape that i am in
But you can dream in both directions
And bring the past back again

So maybe i can find her
Before heaven goes and hides her
Hope and keep her from going

Away
Well i saw her again
It was a sunday evening

She had flagged a ride
It was a lincoln continental
She was on the passenger side

She had ahold of the handle
I said rebecca don't go
He's not what he seems

I said rebecca don't go
He's not what he seems
Take my word darling

And drop out of this dream
She said
He's going to

The big city
And i'm going too
You know how that is with me

I said stop
Don't you get in the car
Don't you get in the car

'cause i won't be coming back
If you get in the back
Don't you get in the car

Don't you get in the car
'cause i won't be coming back
If you get in the back
My sweetheart
My sweetheart

I will just stay awake
Six years or maybe eight
Till I lose your memory
And all that you've meant to me
'cause i can't stand to see this

I can't stand to see this
I can't stand to see this
Well she got inside
And waved goodbye
And i watched the tail lights

They danced like candle light
And then they went out
Goodbye
My sweetheart
Goodbye

My sweetheart
Anybody
Has anybody seen my little girl around
I last saw her in new orleans
I can't find her now