You will hear them talk of gunfighters So tall they touch the Texas skies My pa, he was an honest man And sheriff of our town, you understand He got too much trouble one hot and dusty day His gun had done him down, down, down His gun had done him down Billy Lee from Colorado aimed to make a name Terrorizing peaceful folks, gunfighting was his game Yes and I recall when my pa walked proud Six foot tall and all His old bone handled buntline iron Still hangs upon our wall You will hear them talk of gunfighters So tall they touch the Texas sky My pa, he was an honest man And sheriff of our town, you understand He got too much trouble one hot and dusty day His gun had done him down, down, down His gun had done him down I just got back from a civil war Old Belle was there to greet But her ears still pricked As she heard the sound of running feet I raised my tired head And I took my battered hide And then I saw a man who said "Hey, Billy Lee's in town And he'll beat you to the draw" Well I couldn't let my tired mind hide the memory My only thought upon the day Was to gun down Billy Lee I met him by the old corral And so it seemed to me I saw a rider in the sky looking down on me Well Billy Lee, he drew so fast My eyes could scarcely see But I had the buntline in my hand And I dropped down on one knee Well Billy's lead flew past my head It was terrible to see His blood got spilling all in the dust I killed that Billy Lee You will hear them talk of gunfighters So tall they touch the Texas skies I am my father's son And sheriff of our town, you understand Billy Lee from Colorado Don't shoot too good no more His gun had done him down, down, down His gun had done him down, down, down His gun had done him down
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