Call Me Billy The Kid

Verse 1
I was born in New York City
In the Year of Our Lord 1859
And I heard that lonesome wind
Call my name as it did from time to time
Left my momma back on the farm
As soon as I was old enough to ride
Headed east to Lincoln County
My only friend was a sixgun by my side

Chorus
People say that I am just an outlaw
I can't undo the things I did, no
I'm glad my momma called me Henry
But you know me as Billy the Kid

Verse 2
The judge he said that he would hang me
In the Spring of 1881
Because I shot ol' Sheriff Brady
He was number 18 of 21
They never built a jail to hold me
And Murphy's gang they always moved to slow
Pat Garrett shot me through the heart
In Fort Sumner New Mexico

Repeat Chorus

Interlude

Bridge
Now I lay here in this grave
And people say that I sleep in shame
You will never see my face
But you damn sure know my name

Chorus 2
And people say that I was just an outlaw
I can't undo the things I did
I'm glad my momma called me Henry
But you can call me Billy the Kid