A 92-year-old woman has opened up about how her late father worked on his hands and knees as a paralyzed street vendor becoming the true story and inspiration behind a popular Christmas-time song by country singer Willie Nelson.
The emotional and sad ballad 'Pretty Paper' has pulled at the heartstrings of listeners for years with a lyric about holiday shoppers moving past a disabled street vendor selling 'pretty paper, pretty ribbons' for pennies while crawling 'all alone on a sidewalk' in downtown Fort worth, Texas.
The specific vendor Nelson sings about in the song was named Frankie Brierton, from Santo, Texas.
The father-of-one could be found outside of the now-closed Leonard's Department Store in the area selling pencils and papers to anyone who would purchase them.
His daughter, 92-year-old Lillian Compte, explained to DailyMail.com how her father became disabled.
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