▁for ▁money , ▁about ▁Will , ▁who ’ s ▁eleven . ▁Got ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁a ▁record ▁company , ▁said ▁we ’ re ▁putting ▁together ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁l ull ab ies . ▁I ▁said , ▁' I ' m ▁not ▁sure ▁I ▁have ▁any ▁l ull ab ies .' ▁' Well , ▁there ’ s ▁money ▁in ▁it .' ▁' Oh , ▁Yeah ! ▁I ▁got ▁one . ▁I ▁got ▁a ▁good ▁one !' ▁So ▁I ▁sat ▁up ▁' til ▁four ▁o ’ clock ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁wrote ▁' H ey ▁Will ie ▁Boy ', ▁and ▁it ’ s ▁a ▁really ▁pretty ▁song . ▁And ▁then ▁' K atie ▁Belle ▁Blue ' ▁I ▁wrote ▁from ▁love , ▁to ▁put ▁K atie ▁Belle ▁to ▁sleep ." ▁ ▁However , ▁these ▁light - heart ed ▁songs ▁are ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁" The ▁H ole " ▁and ▁" Marie ", ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dark est ▁material ▁in ▁the ▁Van ▁Z and t ▁canon . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁bi op ic ▁Be ▁Here ▁To ▁Love ▁Me , ▁Guy ▁Clark ▁rec alls ▁hearing ▁" Marie " ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁when ▁Van ▁Z and t ▁played ▁it ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁book ed ▁to ▁play ▁McC ab es ' ▁Gu itar ▁Sh op : ▁" He ▁s its ▁down ▁with ▁a ▁guitar ▁and ▁has ▁this ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁on ▁his ▁kne e ▁and ▁proceed s ▁to ▁play ▁' Marie ' ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through .