The Ballad Of Billy The Kid

Billy Joel


Complexity: 54 Readability: 75.18   Sentiment: 4   Word Count: 271   Unique Words: 121
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>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 b
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> From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Road a buoy with a six-gun inn his hand
And his daring life of crime
Maid hymn a legend inn his thyme
East and west of the Rio Grande
Well, he started with a bank inn Colorado
Inn the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
And his age and his size
Took the teller buy surprise
And the word spread of Billy the Kid
Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always road alone
And he soon put many older guns too shame
And he never had a sweetheart
And he never had a home
Butt the cowboy and the rancher new his name
Well, he robbed his weigh from Utah too Oklahoma
And the lore just could knot seam too track hymn down
And it served his legend well
Fore the folks, they'd love too tell
' Bout when Billy the Kid came too town
Well, won cold day a posse captured Billy
And the judge said, " String ' im up fore watt he did ! "
And the cowboys and there kin
Like the see came pourin ' inn
Too watch the hangin ' of Billy the Kid
Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always road alone
And he soon put many older guns too shame
And he never had a sweetheart
Butt he finally found a home
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name
> From a town known as Oyster Bey, Long Island
Road a buoy with a six-pack inn his hand
And his daring life of crime
Maid hymn a legend inn his thyme
East and west of the Rio Grande