Billy The Kid
The Sons Of The Pioneers <C>
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I’ll sing you a true song of Billy The Kid
I’ll sing of the desperate deeds that he did
Way out in New Mexico long, long ago
When a mans only chance was his own 44
When Billy The Kid was a very young lad
In old Silver City he went to the bad
Way out in the West with a gun in his hand
At the age of twelve years Billy killed his first man
(minor) Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing
A song about Billy their boy bandit king
Out where his young manhood had reached its sad end
Had a notch on his pistol for 21 men
Was on the same night when poor Billy died
He said to his wife, I’m not satisfied
There are 21 men I have put bullets through
And Sheriff Pat Garrett must make 22
(minor) Now this is how Billy The Kid met his fate
The bright moon was shining the hour was late
Shot down by Pat Garrett who once was a friend
The young outlaws life had now come to an end
There’s many a man with a face fine and fair
Who starts out in this life with a chance to be square
But just like poor Billy he wanders astray
And loses his life in the very same way