Leon Payne — The Lincoln County War

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[Verse 1]
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A Britisher named Tunstall came a sailing cross the sea,
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And he bought a ranch near Lincoln where he thought a man was free,
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Billy Bonney came a ridin' down the loving and goodnight trail,
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And he went to work for Tunstall cause he thought his cause was right.
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The cattle men and sheep men starting hiring guns galore,
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Wrote a bloody page in hisory called the Lincoln County War,
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Every gun in Arizona, every Texas renegade,
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And if you could'nt fan a six gun fast, they handed you a spade.

[Chorus]
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Oh! the strars are shining brightly in a sky of azure blue,
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It seems to me their weeping shedding bitter tears for you,
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Oh! no your ask me Rosita for the Kid will ride no more,
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Billy Bonney's gone they killed him in the Lincoln County War.

[Verse 2]
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Govener Lou Wallace tried to end the bloddy feud,
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But when Bill refused his pardon Goverer Wallace changed his mood,
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He knew he must hire a Sheriff who was equal to the game,
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So he hired a gun from Texas Patrick Garrett was his name.
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Pat used to ride with Bill when they were youngsters so care free,
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So he sent a note to Billy saying stay away from me,
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For I am pledged to kill you if you wonder what it's for,
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They tell me it's the only way to win the Lincoln County War.

[Chorus]
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Oh! the strars are shining brightly in a sky of azure blue,
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It seems to me their weeping shedding bitter tears for you,
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Oh! no your ask me Rosita for the Kid will ride no more,
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Billy Bonney's gone they killed him in the Lincoln County War.

[Verse 3]
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Billy did'nt die in Lincoln but near Old Fort Sumner Town,
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"Can I speak" were his last words just before Pat shot him down,
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He killed first in Silver City and though he killed plenty more,
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I don't think he deserved to die in the Lincoln County War.
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In a gracve near Old Fort Sumner lye the bones of Billy the Kid,
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People stand and wonder why he did the things he did,
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He killed first to shield his mother, they say he's rotten to the core,
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He died defending what he thought was right in the Lincoln County War.

[Chorus]
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Oh! the strars are shining brightly in a sky of azure blue,
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It seems to me their weeping shedding bitter tears for you,
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Oh! no your ask me Rosita for the Kid will ride no more,
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Billy Bonney's gone they killed him in the Lincoln County War.