Joel Billy - The Ballad Of Billy The Kid lyrics

From a town known as wheeling, west virginia<br>Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand<br>And his daring life of crime<br>Made him a legend in his time<br>East and west of the rio grande<br><br>Well, he started with a bank in colorado<br>In the pocket of his vest, a colt he hid<br>And his age and his size<br>Took the teller by surprise<br>And the word spread of billy the kid<br><br>Well, he never traveled heavy<br>Yes, he always rode alone<br>And he soon put many older guns to shame<br>And he never had a sweetheart<br>And he never had a home<br>But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name<br><br>Well, he robbed his way from utah to oklahoma<br>And the law just could not seem to track him down<br>And it served his legend well<br>For the folks, they'd love to tell<br>'bout when billy the kid came to town<br><br>Well, one cold day a posse captured billy<br>And the judge said, string 'im up for what he did!<br>And the cowboys and their kin<br>Like the sea came pourin' in<br>To watch the hangin' of billy the kid<br><br>Well, he never traveled heavy<br>Yes, he always rode alone<br>And he soon put many older guns to shame<br>And he never had a sweetheart<br>But he finally found a home<br>Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name<br><br>From a town known as oyster bay, long island<br>Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand<br>And his daring life of crime<br>Made him a legend in his time<br>East and west of the rio grande