Lyrics:
In the days of William BonneyBetter know as Bill the KidA young cowboy named Joey SteeleWas 'bout to make his bid.Well, they heard one dayThat Bill the Kid just rode into townAnd if he could take himHe would be fastest gun around.He was just a kid of seventeenBut he had a lightin' handAnd he said it's time I showed the worldThat I've become a man.Everyone thinks Billy isThe fastest gun aroundBut they will know I'm fasterWhen they see me shoot him down.They finally came togetherDown on Main Street just at fiveThe people were all gatheredWonderin' who'd be left alive.Billy knew that Joey wantedNotches on his gunAnd he wished that he could give himThose he'd carved upon his own.Joey's hand went to his sideHe was sure that he had wonBut before he even fired he sawThe smoke of Billy's gun.And he felt the bullet hit him hardAnd before his eyes he sawHis wasted life pass quicklyEnding with this fatal draw.Billy breathed more easilyAnd he put away his gunAnd he tried to ease his conscienceFor the wrong that he had done.Then he saddled up his horseAnd headed westward out of townAnd he wondered just how long he'd beThe fastest gun around...