Laine Frankie Wanted Man Lyrics

Wanted Man Lyrics

Wanted Man 

  

 - Artist: Frankie Laine as sung on "Hell Bent For Leather"-Columbia CS 8415


 - apparently never charted on Billboard 

 - Words and Music by Bob Hilliard and Lee J. Pockriss 

  

  

 SPOKEN: Bullet in my shoulder.  Blood runnin' down my vest.  Twenty in the 

 posse and they're never. Gonna let me rest 

  

 Till I became a wanted man I never even owned a gun 

 But now they hunt me like a mountain cat 

 And I'm always, always, always on the run 

  

 I killed poor Jed Kline (?) in bad Laredo fight 

 Killed him with my bare hands for the girl I loved that night 

 Jed's brother's out to get me 

 He's comin' with a gang 

 But I'd rather shoot it out, by God 

 Than let 'em watch me hang 

  

 Bullet in my shoulder!! 

 BLOOD   runnin' down my vest 

 Twenty in the posse!! 

 And they're never gonna let me rest 

 Till I became a wanted man I never even owned a gun 

 But now they hunt me like a mountain cat 

 And I'm always (always), always (always), always on the run 

  

 She had spangles on her red dress 

 She had laughter in her voice 

 When he tried to put his hands on her 

 My heart left me no choice 

 But was she really worth it? 

 Well, I guess I'll never know 

 She'll be drinking someone else's rye 

 When I'm six feet below 

  

 Bullet in my shoulder!! 

 BLOOD   runnin' down my vest 

 Twenty in the posse!! 

 And they're never gonna let me rest 

 Till I became a wanted man I never even owned a gun 

 But now they hunt me like a mountain cat 

 And I'm always (always), always (always), always on the run 

  

 A wanted man 

 A wanted man 

 On the run 

  

  

 Transcribed by Robin Hood, who cannot be certain of the bad guy's last name


  

 These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above 

 and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet 

 music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets