Intro
Hmmmm....they Forever Remained Pals
Verse 1
The Kid Was Just An Orphan Boy When Tunstall Came Around
His Early Years Had Taught Him Well The World Could Knock You Down
Then Tunstall Gave Him Honest Work And Treated Billy Fair
For A Young Man Used To Running, There Was Family Here
Verse 2
Then Gunfire Filled The Open Road And Tunstall Hit The Ground
The Law Came Wearing Different Faces Every Time He Turned Around
Billy Pinned A Badge Above The Hurt He Carried Deep Inside
And Became A Regulator To Fight The Shifting Tides
Chorus 1
Pals!---I Ride With You Forever And A Day
In Lincoln County We'll Keep.... The Enemy At Bay
When Our Whole World Burns I Won't Leave You Behind
A Good Friend Is Harder Than The Devil To Find
Pals!---We Stand Together Come What May
Through The Long Hard Night To The Break Of Day
Should We Lose The Fight We May Lose It All
But Together We Ride...... Together We Fall
Verse 3
Brewer Before Them, Scock Rode Beside
Boudre And The Regulators Swore Their Purpose With Great Pride
With Warrants In Their Pockets And Their Rifles On Their Rein
Billy Rode To Bring Back Justice Until It Became Revenge
Verse 4
Lincoln Burned Around Them As The Lines Began To Blur
Billy, A Once A Sworn Lawman Became A Wanted Murderer
Every Friend Became A Brother When Another Regulator Fell
Soon Every Road From Lincoln Led Them Deeper Into Hell
Chorus 2
Pals!---I Ride With You Forever And A Day
In Lincoln County We'll Keep.... The Enemy At Bay
When Our Whole World Burns I Won't Leave You Behind
A Good Friend Is Harder Than The Devil To Find
Pals!---We Stand Together Come What May
Through The Long Hard Night To The Break Of Day
Should We Lose The Fight We May Lose It All
But Together We Ride...... Together We Fall
Instrumental
Verse 5
The War Was Done On Paper, But Lincoln Remembered His Name
Billy Kept On Riding While The Newspapers Fed The Flames
Tom O'folliard And Charlie Bourdre Rode Along With Him In Fame
The World Called Them Outlaws, Isn't That A Shame
Verse 6
Pat Garret Killed Poor Charlie Down In Stinking Springs
In Fort Sumner Tom Was Killed, A Friend To The Very End
The Kid Had Been Captured, Everyone Thought It Was The End
But An Ever Resourceful Billy Had Escaped Them Once Again
Chorus 3
Pals!---I Ride With You Forever And A Day
In Lincoln County We'll Keep.... The Enemy At Bay
When Our Whole World Burns I Won't Leave You Behind
A Good Friend Is Harder Than The Devil To Find
Pals!---We Stand Together Come What May
Through The Long Hard Night To The Break Of Day
Should We Lose The Fight We May Lose It All
But Together We Ride...... Together We Fall
Instrumental
Verse 7
Late At Night In Fort Sumner, Black Shadows Filled The Room
A Familiar House Stood Silent Beneath A Silvery Moon
Billy Stepped Into The Darkness, A Knife Held At His Side
“Quien Es?” Spoken Into Silence Then A Gunshot Split The Night,
Billy The Kid Was Laid To Rest Or So The Story Goes...
But Years Later, By The Graves In Lincoln, An Old Man Stood Alone...
Outro
Hmmmmm....pals! Pals!
