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Billy the Kid
Jimmy Driftwood
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I'll sing you the story of Billy the Kid
I'll tell of the deeds that this young outlaw did
Way out in the West and a long time ago
When a man's truest friend was his own .44
When Billy the Kid was a very young lad
In old Silver City, he went to the bad
With a curse on his lips and a knife in his hand
At the age of fourteen, he killed his first man
'Twas on the same night that our young Billy died
He said to himself, "I'm not quite satisfied
It's twenty-one men I have sent bullets through
And Sheriff Pat Garrett will make twenty-two"
The Sheriff, he walked through the bushes so sly
He waited 'til Billy was a-walkin' close by
He shot Billy down though he once was his friend
And that's how young Billy's life came to an end
We'll always remember this young outlaw's name
He was quick on the draw, he was bold, he was game
He wanted to die in his boots and he did
And that's the true story of Billy the Kid
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