Lyrics and translation Billy Joel - Ballad of Billy the Kid
Ballad of Billy the Kid
La Ballade de Billy le Kid
From
a
town
known
as
Wheeling,
West
Virginia
D'une
ville
appelée
Wheeling,
en
Virginie-Occidentale
Rode
a
boy
with
a
six-gun
in
his
hand
Roulait
un
garçon
avec
un
six-coups
à
la
main
And
his
daring
life
of
crime
Et
sa
vie
de
crime
audacieuse
Made
him
a
legend
in
his
time
Fait
de
lui
une
légende
de
son
temps
East
and
west
of
the
Rio
Grande
À
l'est
et
à
l'ouest
du
Rio
Grande
Well,
he
started
with
a
bank
in
Colorado
Eh
bien,
il
a
commencé
par
une
banque
au
Colorado
In
the
pocket
of
his
vest,
a
Colt
he
hid
Dans
la
poche
de
son
gilet,
un
Colt
qu'il
cachait
And
his
age
and
his
size
Et
son
âge
et
sa
taille
Took
the
teller
by
surprise
Ont
pris
le
caissier
par
surprise
And
the
word
spread
of
Billy
the
Kid
Et
la
rumeur
s'est
répandue
de
Billy
le
Kid
Well,
he
never
traveled
heavy
Eh
bien,
il
ne
voyageait
jamais
lourd
Yes,
he
always
rode
alone
Oui,
il
roulait
toujours
seul
And
he
soon
put
many
older
guns
to
shame
Et
il
a
rapidement
mis
beaucoup
de
vieux
flingues
à
la
honte
And
he
never
had
a
sweetheart
Et
il
n'a
jamais
eu
de
petite
amie
And
he
never
had
a
home
Et
il
n'a
jamais
eu
de
maison
But
the
cowboy
and
the
rancher
knew
his
name
Mais
le
cowboy
et
le
rancher
connaissaient
son
nom
Well,
he
robbed
his
way
from
Utah
to
Oklahoma
Eh
bien,
il
a
volé
de
l'Utah
à
l'Oklahoma
And
the
law
just
could
not
seem
to
track
him
down
Et
la
loi
ne
semblait
pas
pouvoir
le
retrouver
And
it
served
his
legend
well
Et
cela
a
bien
servi
sa
légende
For
the
folks,
they′d
love
to
tell
Car
les
gens,
ils
aimaient
raconter
'Bout
when
Billy
the
Kid
came
to
town
Quand
Billy
le
Kid
est
venu
en
ville
Well,
one
cold
day
a
posse
captured
Billy
Eh
bien,
un
jour
froid,
une
bande
a
capturé
Billy
And
the
judge
said,
"String
′im
up
for
what
he
did!"
Et
le
juge
a
dit
: "Pendez-le
pour
ce
qu'il
a
fait !"
And
the
cowboys
and
their
kin
Et
les
cowboys
et
leurs
proches
Like
the
sea
came
pourin'
in
Comme
la
mer
déferlait
To
watch
the
hangin'
of
Billy
the
Kid
Pour
assister
à
la
pendaison
de
Billy
le
Kid
Well,
he
never
traveled
heavy
Eh
bien,
il
ne
voyageait
jamais
lourd
Yes,
he
always
rode
alone
Oui,
il
roulait
toujours
seul
And
he
soon
put
many
older
guns
to
shame
Et
il
a
rapidement
mis
beaucoup
de
vieux
flingues
à
la
honte
And
he
never
had
a
sweetheart
Et
il
n'a
jamais
eu
de
petite
amie
But
he
finally
found
a
home
Mais
il
a
finalement
trouvé
une
maison
Underneath
the
boothill
grave
that
bears
his
name
Sous
la
tombe
de
Boothill
qui
porte
son
nom
From
a
town
known
as
Oyster
Bay,
Long
Island
D'une
ville
appelée
Oyster
Bay,
Long
Island
Rode
a
boy
with
a
six-pack
in
his
hand
Roulait
un
garçon
avec
un
six-pack
à
la
main
And
his
daring
life
of
crime
Et
sa
vie
de
crime
audacieuse
Made
him
a
legend
in
his
time
Fait
de
lui
une
légende
de
son
temps
East
and
west
of
the
Rio
Grande
À
l'est
et
à
l'ouest
du
Rio
Grande
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Writer(s): Joel William M
Album
My Lives
date of release
22-11-2005
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