Wil Jones – "In Your Eyes Where Beauty Lies"©
By Brian Yeldell - 2014
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Come to the playground in the late 50s, there was one person you'd surely see
He ran it and talked trash and mess around, he might make you pay a fee
Talk to him or check him out, you could tell he was more than one of the guys
While shooting that sweet jumper, he'd tell you in your eyes where beauty lies
Dunbar was a school for the best, the brightest and yes, the gifted
While he was there, he put the BBall program on his back and lifted
Got to American University where he set records, scored 54 one game and no one denies
With him shooting, in your eyes was where the beauty lies
He had rep for being a man who knew the whole DC area, especially the city streets
He played ball, became a helluva recruiter, one that coaches wanted to meet
When he hung up the playing shoes, coaching was the place where set his eyes
But, ask him to shoot and you would soon know that in your eyes was there the beauty lies
One of his stops was University of Maryland, where he helped get the big recruits to come
Flashy presentation, getting city kids, even coached UDC to a championship run
Though trash talking was his rep, these feats showed that he was good coaching-wise
Not only could he play, he coached guys on knowing where the beauty lies
He may have had said a lot of things, as trash talkers do, but he had one catch phrase
And, he had a knack for frustrating people in many ways
He was NO DOUBT a legend in DC who imparted things both important and wise
Amongst other things like saying “in your eyes where beauty lies!”
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