The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
Billy Joel
Letra

Álbum: Piano Man ( 1973)

From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia 

Rode a boy with a six 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 

And, the word spread of Billy  the kid 

Well he never traveled heavy 

Yes he always rode alone 

And he soon put many older guns to shame 

And he never had a sweetheart 

And he never had a home 

But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name 

Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma 

And the largest could not seem to track him down 

And it served his legend well 

For the folks they loved to tell about 

When Billy the kid came to town. 

Well 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 pouring in 

To watch the hanging of Billy the kid. 

Well 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 

Under the boot hill grave that bears his name. 

From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island 

Rode a boy with a six pack in his hand 

And his daring life of crime 

Made him a legend in his time 

East and west of the Rio Grande.