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	From a town known as Wheeling West Virginia						From a town known as Wheeling West Virginia
	Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand						Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
	And his daring life of crime						And his daring life of crime
	Made him a legend in his time						Made him a legend in his time
	East and West of the Rio Grande						East and West of the Rio Grande
	Well he started with a bank in Colorado						Well he started with a bank in Colorado
1	In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid						In the pocket of hist vest a Colt he hid	1
	And his age and his size						And his age and his size
	Took the teller by surprise						Took the teller by surprise
	And the words spread of Billy the Kid						And the words spread of Billy the Kid
2	Well he never traveled heavy						Well he never travelled heavy	2
	Yes						Yes
	he always rode alone						he always rode alone
	And he soon put many older guns to shame						And he soon put many older guns to shame
	Well he never had a sweetheart						Well he never had a sweetheart
	And he never had a home						And he never had a home
	But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name						But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name
	Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma						Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
	And the law just couldn't						And the law just couldn't
	seem to track him down						seem to track him down
	And it served his legend well						And it served his legend well
	For the folks they love to tell						For the folks they love to tell
	'Bout when Billy the Kid was in town						'Bout when Billy the Kid was in town
	One cold day a posse captured Billy						One cold day a posse captured Billy
	And the judge said string						And the judge said string
	'im up for what he did						'im up for what he did
	And the cowboys and their kin						And the cowboys and their kin
	Like the sea came pourin' in						Like the sea came pourin' in
	To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid						To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid
3	Well he never traveled heavy						Well he never travelled heavy	3
	Yes						Yes
	he always rode alone						he always rode alone
	And he soon put many older guns to shame						And he soon put many older guns to shame
	Well he never had a sweetheart						Well he never had a sweetheart
	Tho' he finally found a home						Tho' he finally found a home
	Underneath the Boot Hill grave						Underneath the Boot Hill grave
	that bears his name						that bears his name
	From a town known as Oyster Bay						From a town known as Oyster Bay
	Long Island						Long Island
	Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand						Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
	And his daring life of crime						And his daring life of crime
	Made him a legend in his time						Made him a legend in his time
	East and West of the Rio Grande						East and West of the Rio Grande

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