The Ballad of Billy the Kid

在西弗吉尼亞州的惠林小鎮上
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
生活著一個騎著馬，拿著把左輪手槍的男孩
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
他大膽的犯罪生涯
And his daring life of crime
使他成為當時的傳奇人物
Made him a legend in his time
名聲響徹格蘭德河兩岸
East and west of the Rio Grande
他從科羅拉多的一家銀行開始搶劫

唯一的武器只有背心口袋裡的一把左輪手槍
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
他的年齡和體型
In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
讓出納員大吃一驚
And his age and his size
從此，比利的故事傳開了
Took the teller by surprise
他總是輕裝上陣
And the word spread of Billy the Kid
他永遠單打獨鬥

很快就讓許多老槍相形見絀
Well, he never traveled heavy
他從未有過心上人
Yes, he always rode alone
他從來沒有家
And he soon put many older guns to shame
但牛仔和牧場主知道他的名字
And he never had a sweetheart
他從猶他州搶劫到俄克拉荷馬州
And he never had a home
一路逍遙法外
But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name
這讓關於他的一切成為傳奇

對於人們來說，他們很樂意談論
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
當比利來到鎮上時候的情景
And the law just could not seem to track him down
一個寒冷的日子一群警察抓住了比利
And it served his legend well
法官說：“他應該被絞死來贖罪！ ”
For the folks, theyd love to tell
那些牛仔和他們的親戚
Bout when Billy the Kid came to town
如同潮水一般洶湧而至

只為觀看比利的絞刑
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
他總是輕裝上陣
And the judge said, 'String im up for what he did!'
他永遠單打獨鬥
And the cowboys and their kin
很快就讓許多老槍相形見絀
Like the sea came pourin in
他從未有過心上人
To watch the hangin of Billy the Kid
但他終於找到了家

在那座以他名字命名的墓碑下面
Well, he never traveled heavy
在長島牡蠣灣
Yes, he always rodealone
生活著一個騎著馬，拿著把左輪手槍的男孩
And he soon put many older guns to shame
他大膽的犯罪生涯
And he never had a sweetheart
使他成為當時的傳奇人物
But he finally found a home
名聲響徹格蘭德河兩岸
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name

From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island
Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande