Songtexte The Ballad of Billy the Kid - Live April 1972 At Sigma Sound Studios, WMMR Radio, Philadelphia, PA - Billy Joel
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande
Ooh-hoo, whoo
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
In the pocket of his vest, a colt he hid
And his age, and his size
Took the teller by surprise
And the word spread of Billy the Kid
Ooh-hoo, whoo
Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
Well, he never had a sweetheart
And he never had a home
But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
And the law just could not seem to track him down
And it served his legend well
For the folks, they'd love to tell 'bout
When Billy the Kid was in town
Woah, then let me tell you now
Whoo
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
And the judge said, "String 'im up" for what he did
And the cowboys and their kin
Like the sea came pourin' in to watch
The hangin' of Billy the Kid
Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
Well, he never had a sweetheart
Though he finally found a home
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island
Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande
Ooh-hoo, whoo
Ooh-whoo
Thank you
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