Billy Joel Billy The Kid Lyrics

Billy The Kid Lyrics

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



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 word spread of Billy the
Kid...



Well he never traveled heavy

Yes, he always rode
alone

And he soon put other older guns to shame

And he never had a
sweetheart

And he never had a home

But the cowboy and the rancher
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
came to town



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 other older guns to shame

And he never had a sweetheart

But he finally found a home

Underneath the boot hill 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