
Date of issue: 16.06.1981
Record label: A Capitol Records Nashville Release;
Song language: English
Greybeard |
He was nine years old when his folks left home |
On a wagon headin' west |
And his mom and dad knew he’d grow up bad |
By the mark of the devil on his chest |
Seventeen he turned up mean |
He had already made his bid |
He had a name in the fast gun game |
And they called him the «Devil Kid» |
Now the kid’s name grew and his gun did too |
When an old ghost town appeared |
Sittin' there in the marshall’s chair |
Was the one they called «Grey Beard» |
«Kid, you better quit while the quittin’s good |
Cus there’s always one that’s bigger |
There’ll be one guy with a faster eye |
Who’s lightning on the trigger |
Let me tell you, son, about a real fast gun |
That every outlaw feared |
He made his name in this killin' game |
He’s the one they call «Grey Beard» |
He had a drawin' hand like no other man |
It was faster than the eye |
And there were always plenty of kids about twenty |
Just couldn’t wait to die |
He was a fast gun |
Lookin' to make a name |
Quikin' was his virtue |
Killin' was the game |
So the kid said, «Tell me, |
where is this man who never feared a gun?» |
Grey Beard raised his head and said, |
«Your looking at him, son.» |
So the kid tried staring Grey Beard down |
With eyes like ace up dice |
And Grey Beard’s frown turned upside down |
To a smile as cold as ice |
So the Devil Kid reached for his gun |
With a draw as fast as light |
But he lost the game from a shot that came |
From somewhere out of sight |
And as the kid went down and he hit the ground |
Thought he had lost his mind |
He heard Grey Beard snicker |
«I was even quicker before I went stone blind» |
Fast gun |
Lookin' to make a name |
Quikin' was his virtue |
He was killed at his game |
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