Billy the Kid (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Billy was a bad man And carried a big gun. He was always after greasers And kept them on the run." Billy shot a white man "every morning." But one day he met a worse man, "And now he's dead and we Ain't none the sadder."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966
KEYWORDS: outlaw death police
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Fife/Fife-CowboyAndWesternSongs 96, "Billy the Kid" (3 texts, 1 tune, but only the "C" text goes here)
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 136-137, "Billy the Kid" (1 text)
Roud #5098
NOTES [32 words]: From the Fife text it is not clear whether this song actually refers to Billy the Kid; since Billy was white, it would appear not. But they may have other versions which imply otherwise. - RBW
File: FCW096C

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