Ballad Of Billy The Kid Lyrics

The song Ballad Of Billy The Kid is performed by Billy Joel in the album named My Lives in the year 2005 .



From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande

Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
And his age and his size
Took the teller by surprise
And the word spread of Billy the Kid

Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
And he never had a sweetheart
And he never had a home
But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name

Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
And the law just could not seem to track him down
And it served his legend well
For the folks, they'd love to tell
'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town

(PIANO INTERLUDE)

Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
And the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did!"
And the cowboys and their kin
Like the sea came pourin' in
To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid

Well, he never traveled heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
And he never had a sweetheart
But he finally found a home
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



Billy Joel - My Lives

Nov 2005

  1. My Journey's End * - The Lost Souls
  2. Time And Time Again * – Lost Souls
  3. Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) - The Hassles
  4. You’ve Got Me Hummin' - The Hassles
  5. Amplifier Fire – Attila
  6. Only A Man * (Demo, Never Released)
  7. She's Got A Way (Album Version)
  8. Oyster Bay * (Demo, Never Released)
  9. Piano Man * (Demo, Never Released)
  10. The Siegfried Line* (Demo, Never Released)
  11. New Mexico * (Demo, Never Released - Became “Worse Comes to Worst”)
  12. Cross To Bear * (Demo, Never Released)
  13. Miami 2017 * (Demo, Never Released)
  14. These Rhinestone Days * (Demo, Never Released – Became “I Loved These Days”)
  15. Everybody Has A Dream
  16. Only The Good Die Young * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  17. Until The Night (Album Version)
  18. Zanzibar (Album Verison, Unfaded)
  19. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me (Album Version)
  20. Captain Jack * (Live Version, Never Released)
  21. The End Of The World * (Demo, Never Released -Became “Elvis Presley Blvd”)
  22. The Prime Of Your Life * (Demo, Never Released - Became "For Longest Time")
  23. She’s Right On Time (Album Version)
  24. Elvis Presley Blvd.
  25. Nobody Knows But Me
  26. An Innocent Man (album Version)
  27. Christie Lee * (Demo, Never Released)
  28. Easy Money (Album Version)
  29. And So It Goes * (Demo, Never Released)
  30. I'll Cry Instead (live)
  31. Keeping the Faith 12"
  32. Modern Woman (Album Version)
  33. Baby Grand with Ray Charles
  34. Getting Closer with Steve Winwood * (Alternate Version, Never released)
  35. House Of Blue Light
  36. Money Or Love * (Demo, Never Released)
  37. The Times They Are A Changin' (Live Album Version)
  38. The Downeaster “Alexa” (Album Version)
  39. I Go To Extremes * (Live, Never Released)
  40. Shout
  41. All Shook Up
  42. Heartbreak Hotel
  43. When You Wish Upon A Star
  44. In A Sentimental Mood
  45. Motorcycle Song * (Demo, Never Released - Became “All About Soul”)
  46. You Picked A Real Bad Time
  47. The River Of Dreams * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  48. Hard Days Night
  49. Light As The Breeze
  50. To Make You Feel My Love
  51. Hey Girl
  52. Why Should I Worry
  53. Where Were You On Our Wedding Day (album version)
  54. Highway 61 Revisited * (Demo, Never Released)
  55. Movin’ Out
  56. You May Be Right duet with Elton John * (Live, Never Released)
  57. Big Shot
  58. Don’t Worry Baby
  59. Goodnight Saigon – Vietnam Veterans Version
  60. Los Angelenos
  61. New York State Of Mind
  62. Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
  63. Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star Crossed)
  64. Elegy: The Great Peconic
  65. No Man's Land
  66. Pressure
  67. Ballad Of Billy The Kid
  68. Leningrad
  69. Allentown
  70. My Life
  71. I Go To Extremes
  72. Shades Of Grey
  73. The River Of Dreams
  74. Goodnight Saigon
  75. We Didn't Start the Fire
  76. Hard Days Night
  77. Big Shot
  78. Piano Man

Ballad Of Billy The Kid