Man - The Ballad Of Billy Lee lyrics
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You will hear them talk of gunfighters
So tall they touch the Texas skies
My pa, he was an honest man
And sheriff of our town, you understand
He got too much trouble one hot and dusty day
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His gun hand done him down down down
His gun hand done him down
(Verse 2)
Bid him leave from Colorado
Aimed to make amends, terrorizing peaceful folk
Done fighting was his doom
Yes, and I recall when my pa wa' proud
And 6 foot tall n' all
His ole' worn handle buckle round irons
Still hangs upon our wall
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His gun hand done him down down down
His gun hand done him down
(Verse 3)
Just got back from civil war
Oh, bones near rebut, but her _____(?) prick as she heard
The sound of running feet, I raise my tired head
And I took my platter hadn't then I saw
_________________(?) town, it will get you to the draw
But I couldn't let my tired mind hide the memory
My whole thought upon that day
Was to gun down Billy Lee
Well I met him by the old canal
And so it seemed to me
I saw a rider in the sky looking down at me
When Billy Lee he drew so fast
My eyes could scarcely see
But I had the burdain in my hand
And I dropped down on my knees
Well Billie's head flew past my head
It was terrible to see
His blood goes spinning on in the dust
My kinman Billie Lee
(Bridge)
You will hear them talk of gunfighters
So tall they touch the Texas skies
I am my father's son and I'm sheriff of my town now
Billie Lee from Colorado don't shoot too good no more
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His gun hand done him down down down
His gun hand done him down