The Ballad Of Billy The Kid Lyrics - Piano Man - Billy Joel

From a town 

Known as Wheeling 

West Virginia 

Note a boy with a .6 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 

Soon the word spread 

of Billy the Kid 

But he never traveled heavy 

Yes he always rode alone 

And he soon put many older guns to shame 

And he never had a sweet heart 

And he never had a home 

But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name 

While he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma 

And the law just could not seem to track him down 

And it served the legend well 

For the folks they loved to tell 

About when Billy the Kid came to town 

While one cold day a posse captured Billy 

And the judge said string him 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 

And he never traveled heavy 

Yes he always rode alone 

And he soon put many older guns to shame 

And he never had a sweetheart 

But he finally found a home 

Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name 

From a town known as Oyster Bay 

Long Island 

Rode a boy with a six pack in his hands 

And his daring life of crime 

made him a legend in his time 

East and West of the Rio Grande 

Finish 

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