Marty Robbins - Fastest Gun Around lyrics

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In the days of William Bonney<br />

Better know as Bill the Kid<br />

A young cowboy named Joey Steele<br />

Was 'bout to make his bid.<br />

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Well, they heard one day<br />

That Bill the Kid just rode into town<br />

And if he could take him<br />

He would be fastest gun around.<br />

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He was just a kid of seventeen<br />

But he had a lightin' hand<br />

And he said it's time I showed the world<br />

That I've become a man.<br />

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Everyone thinks Billy is<br />

The fastest gun around<br />

But they will know I'm faster<br />

When they see me shoot him down.<br />

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They finally came together<br />

Down on Main Street just at five<br />

The people were all gathered<br />

Wonderin' who'd be left alive.<br />

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Billy knew that Joey wanted<br />

Notches on his gun<br />

And he wished that he could give him<br />

Those he'd carved upon his own.<br />

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Joey's hand went to his side<br />

He was sure that he had won<br />

But before he even fired he saw<br />

The smoke of Billy's gun.<br />

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And he felt the bullet hit him hard<br />

And before his eyes he saw<br />

His wasted life pass quickly<br />

Ending with this fatal draw.<br />

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Billy breathed more easily<br />

And he put away his gun<br />

And he tried to ease his conscience<br />

For the wrong that he had done.<br />

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Then he saddled up his horse<br />

And headed westward out of town<br />

And he wondered just how long he'd be<br />

The fastest gun around...