The Ballad of Billy the Kid - Live April 1972 At Sigma Sound Studios, WMMR Radio, Philadelphia, PA
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Deskripsi
Gitar: Al Hertzberg
Penulis Lirik, Piano, Pemain Terkait, Komposer: Billy Joel
Bass: Larry "La Rue" Russel
Drum: Rhys Clark
Produser: Dennis Wilen
Insinyur: Brian Ruggles
Insinyur Pencampur: Frank Filipetti
Insinyur Master: Ted Jensen
Lirik dan terjemahan
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From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia, rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand.
And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time, east and west of the Rio Grande.
Ooh.
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado.
In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid.
And his age and his size took the town by surprise, and the word spread of Billy the Kid.
Ooh.
Well, he never traveled heavy.
Yes, he always rode alone.
And he soon put many older guns to shame.
But he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a home. But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name.
Well, he rode his way from Utah to old Oklahoma.
And the law just could not seem to track him down.
And it served his legend well, for the folks, they loved to tell about when Billy the Kid was in town.
Oh, when Billy the Kid was in town.
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy.
And the judge said, "String him up for what he did. "
And the cowboys and their kin, like to see, came pouring in to watch the hanging of Billy the Kid.
Well, he never traveled heavy. Yes, he always rode alone.
And he soon put many older guns to shame.
But he never had a sweetheart, though he finally found a home underneath the Boot
Hill grave that bears his name.
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island, rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand.
And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time, east and west of the Rio Grande.
Ooh.
Billy the Kid was in town. Ooh. Thank you.
All right.
Terjemahan bahasa Indonesia
Dari kota yang dikenal sebagai Wheeling, West Virginia, mengendarai seorang anak laki-laki dengan enam senjata di tangannya.
Dan kehidupan kriminalnya yang berani menjadikannya legenda pada masanya, di timur dan barat Rio Grande.
Ooh.
Ya, dia memulai dengan sebuah bank di Colorado.
Di saku rompinya, dia menyembunyikan seekor Colt.
Dan usia serta ukuran tubuhnya mengejutkan kota itu, dan kabar tentang Billy the Kid pun tersebar.
Ooh.
Yah, dia tidak pernah melakukan perjalanan berat.
Ya, dia selalu berkendara sendirian.
Dan dia segera mempermalukan banyak senjata lama.
Tapi dia tidak pernah punya kekasih, dan dia tidak pernah punya rumah. Namun para koboi dan peternak mengetahui namanya.
Ya, dia berkendara dari Utah ke Oklahoma tua.
Dan hukum sepertinya tidak bisa melacaknya.
Dan itu sesuai dengan legendanya, karena orang-orang senang menceritakan tentang kapan Billy the Kid berada di kota.
Oh, saat Billy the Kid berada di kota.
Nah, suatu hari yang dingin, sekelompok pagar betis menangkap Billy.
Dan hakim berkata, "Tangkap dia atas perbuatannya."
Dan para koboi dan kerabat mereka, ingin melihat, datang berdatangan untuk menyaksikan penggantungan Billy the Kid.
Yah, dia tidak pernah melakukan perjalanan berat. Ya, dia selalu berkendara sendirian.
Dan dia segera mempermalukan banyak senjata lama.
Tapi dia tidak pernah punya kekasih, meski akhirnya dia menemukan rumah di bawah Boot
Kuburan bukit yang menyandang namanya.
Dari kota yang dikenal sebagai Oyster Bay, Long Island, mengendarai seorang anak laki-laki dengan tas six pack di tangannya.
Dan kehidupan kriminalnya yang berani menjadikannya legenda pada masanya, di timur dan barat Rio Grande.
Ooh.
Billy the Kid ada di kota. Ooh. Terima kasih.
Baiklah.