, ▁K aw - L iga ' s ▁love ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁un re qu ited , ▁with ▁H ank ▁Williams , ▁the ▁narr ator / sing er ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁l ament ing , ▁ ▁Po or ▁ol ▁K aw - liga , ▁he ▁never ▁got ▁a ▁kiss , ▁ ▁Po or ▁ol ▁K aw - liga , ▁he ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁he ▁missed , ▁ ▁Is ▁it ▁any ▁wonder ▁that ▁his ▁face ▁is ▁red ? ▁ ▁K aw - liga , ▁that ▁poor ▁ol ' ▁wooden ▁head . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁ma id ▁being ▁bought ▁and ▁taken ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ant ique ▁store ▁by ▁a ▁bu yer , ▁leaving ▁K aw - L iga ▁alone , ▁and ▁he ▁ ▁... stand s ▁th ar ▁▁ ▁As ▁lon ely ▁as ▁can ▁be , ▁ ▁And ▁wishes ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁ol ' ▁p ine ▁tree . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁release ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁William ' s ▁final ▁recording ▁session ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁at ▁Castle ▁Studio ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁The ▁remark ably ▁product ive ▁session ▁also ▁produced ▁" I ▁Could ▁Never ▁Be ▁Ash amed ▁of ▁You ," ▁( written ▁for ▁his ▁soon - to - be ▁wife ▁Bill ie ▁Jean ), ▁" Take ▁These ▁Ch ains ▁From ▁My ▁Heart " ▁( also ▁written ▁by ▁Rose ), ▁and ▁H ank ' s ▁master pie ce ▁ball ad ▁" Your ▁Che atin ' ▁Heart