BILLY THE KID
They called him an outlaw
in the Lincoln County War
hated all the things he did
A price set on his head,
to be paid alive or dead,
for the blood of Billy the Kid.
Tunstall died without warning,
and Billy vowed that morning,
that justice would be done.
But the Mew Mexico court,
had already been bought,
So Billy grabbed his gun.
He led his boys to Lincoln
and then, without blinkin',
waited for time to expire;
They saw Sheriff Brady,
a lawman cold and shady,
and they opened fire.
Billy put away his gun,
proud of what he'd done,
remaining on the loose.
But the Santa Fe Ring
was determined to bring
the Kid to the calaboose.
Gov. Wallace told the Kid
he'd forget what he did
if Billy told everything he knew;
So The Kid surrendered
as Wallace intended
a pardon never came through.
A bold break was made
for had Billy stayed
the gallows surely loomed;
but the die was cast
they all knew at last
Billy the Kid was doomed.
Now the gunfire rings
at old Stinking Springs
Pat Garrett made his play;
When bullets ran out
there was little doubt
it was not Billy's day.
A tiny jail with no cell
sadistic Ollinger and Mr. Bell
guarded Billy the Kid
Bonney went for relief
and it ended in grief
for a pistol had been hid.
Billy ran wild and free
but it wasn't to be
for he had lived by the gun
Pat Garrett had learned
by The Kid he'd been burned
this time he'd get it done!
Sitting in the gloom
of Pete Maxwell's room,
The Kid had been found
Billy asked "Who?"
but before he knew
Garrett shot him down.
Fort Sumner's still there
in the hot, summer air,
the place the outlaw hid
Boot Hill lies ghostly still
but no bullet could kill
the legend of Billy the Kid.
They called him an outlaw
in the Lincoln County War
hated all the things he did
A price set on his head,
to be paid alive or dead,
for the blood of Billy the Kid.
Tunstall died without warning,
and Billy vowed that morning,
that justice would be done.
But the Mew Mexico court,
had already been bought,
So Billy grabbed his gun.
He led his boys to Lincoln
and then, without blinkin',
waited for time to expire;
They saw Sheriff Brady,
a lawman cold and shady,
and they opened fire.
Billy put away his gun,
proud of what he'd done,
remaining on the loose.
But the Santa Fe Ring
was determined to bring
the Kid to the calaboose.
Gov. Wallace told the Kid
he'd forget what he did
if Billy told everything he knew;
So The Kid surrendered
as Wallace intended
a pardon never came through.
A bold break was made
for had Billy stayed
the gallows surely loomed;
but the die was cast
they all knew at last
Billy the Kid was doomed.
Now the gunfire rings
at old Stinking Springs
Pat Garrett made his play;
When bullets ran out
there was little doubt
it was not Billy's day.
A tiny jail with no cell
sadistic Ollinger and Mr. Bell
guarded Billy the Kid
Bonney went for relief
and it ended in grief
for a pistol had been hid.
Billy ran wild and free
but it wasn't to be
for he had lived by the gun
Pat Garrett had learned
by The Kid he'd been burned
this time he'd get it done!
Sitting in the gloom
of Pete Maxwell's room,
The Kid had been found
Billy asked "Who?"
but before he knew
Garrett shot him down.
Fort Sumner's still there
in the hot, summer air,
the place the outlaw hid
Boot Hill lies ghostly still
but no bullet could kill
the legend of Billy the Kid.