The Ballad of Billy The Kid (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June 1980)-Billy Joel

[ti:The Ballad Of Billy Kid**(Live] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:Songs In The Attic] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad of Billy The Kid (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June 1980) - Billy Joel [01:02.15]From a town known as Wheeling West Virginia [01:07.71]Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand [01:13.21]And his daring life of crime [01:15.83]Made him a legend in his time [01:18.14]East and west of the Rio Grande [01:31.50]Well he started with a bank in Colorado [01:37.06]In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid [01:42.06]And his age and his size [01:44.56]Took the teller by surprise [01:46.77]And the word spread of Billy the Kid [01:55.34]Well he never traveled heavy [01:57.65]Yes he always rode alone [02:00.40]And he soon put many older guns to shame [02:05.89]And he never had a sweetheart [02:08.26]And he never had a home [02:10.82]But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name [02:16.13]Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma [02:21.51]And the law just could not seem to track him down [02:26.88]And it served his legend well [02:29.13]For the folks they'd love to tell [02:31.63]'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town [03:30.14]Well one cold day a posse captured Billy [03:35.27]And the judge said "String 'im up for what he did " [03:40.62]And the cowboys and their kin [03:43.05]Like the sea came pourin' in [03:45.74]To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid [03:53.90]Well he never traveled heavy [03:56.08]Yes he always rode alone [03:58.84]And he soon put many older guns to shame [04:04.34]And he never had a sweetheart [04:06.58]But he finally found a home [04:09.34]Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name [04:14.77]From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island [04:20.46]Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand [04:26.02]And his daring life of crime [04:28.71]Made him a legend in his time [04:31.15]East and west of the Rio Grande