Marty Robbins - The Fastest Gun Around lyrics

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In the days of William Bonney better known as Bill The Kid<br />

A young cowboy named Joey Steel was 'bout to make his bid<br />

Well, he heard one day that Bill The Kid had just rode into town<br />

And if he could take him he would be the fastest gun around<br />

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He was just a kid of seventeen but he had a lightin' hand<br />

And he said it's time I showed the world that I've become a man<br />

Everyone thinks Billy is the fastest gun around<br />

But they will know I'm faster when they see me shoot him down<br />

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They finally came together down on Main Street just at five<br />

The people were all gathered wonderin' who'd be left alive<br />

Billy knew that Joey wanted notches on his gun<br />

And he wished that he could give him those he'd carved upon his own<br />

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Joey's hand went to his side, he was sure that he had won<br />

But before he even fired he saw the smoke of Billy's gun<br />

And he felt the bullet hit him hard and before his eyes he saw<br />

His wasted life pass quickly ending with this fatal draw<br />

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Billy breathed more easily and he put away his gun<br />

And he tried to ease his conscience for the wrong that he had done<br />

Then he saddled up his horse and headed Westward out of town<br />

And he wondered just how long he'd be the fastest gun around