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Ballad Of Billy The KidBilly JoelFrom a town known as Wheeling West VirginiaRode a boy with a six-gun in his handAnd his daring life of crime made him a legend in his timeEast and west of the Rio GrandeWell he started with a bank in ColoradoIn the pocket of his vest a Colt he hidAnd his age and his size took the teller by surpriseAnd the word spread of Billy the KidWell he never traveled heavy,Yes he always rode alone,And he soon put many older guns to shameWell he never had a sweetheartAnd he never had a homeBut the cowboys and the ranchers knew his nameWell he robbed his way from Utah to OklahomaAnd the law just couldn't seem to track him downAnd it served his legend wellFor the folks loved to tell'Bout when Billy the Kid came to townOne cold day a posse captured BillyAnd the judge said string him up for what he didAnd the cowboys and their kinLike the sea came pouring in to watchThe hangin' of Billy the KidWell he never traveled heavy,Yes he always rode alone,And he soon put many older guns to shameWell he never had a sweetheartTho' he finally found a homeUnderneath the boothill grave that bears his nameFrom a town known as Oysterbay, Long IslandRode a boy with a six-pack in his handAnd his daring life of crime made him a legend in his timeEast and west of the Rio Grande