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WILD BILL

by DONALD McCREA

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WILD BILL
is part of my MIGRATION
project.

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WILD BILL
donald mccrea
©2018 mechanical arts/ bmi

I LEFT A WIFE
BACK IN ST. LOUIS
LEFT THOSE
CREATURE COMFORTS BEHIND
RODE A STAGECOACH
ACROSS THE PRAIRIE
OUT TO DEADWOOD
TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND

THEY’RE DIGGIN’ GOLD
OUT OF THESE BLACK HILLS
THERE’S GOLD IN THIS ROUGH
AND TUMBLE TOWN
AND WHEN THESE FOOLS
AND THAT GOLD ARE PARTED
I’LL BE HOLDIN’ ALL THE CARDS
WHEN THAT DEAL GOES DOWN

MY NAME IS JAMES
AND I CAN’T BE TAMED
IF YOU CROSS ME
I WILL SHOOT TO KILL
I’M A RAMBLER
AND A GAMBLER
I WAS GENERAL
CUSTER’S SCOUT
AND MOST FOLKS KNOW ME
AS WILD BILL
WILD BILL

I DRINK MY WHISKEY
WITH MY LEFT HAND
ALWAYS KEEP
MY RIGHT HAND FREE
SIT WITH MY BACK
AGAINST THE WALL
DON’T WANT ANYONE
SNEAKIN’ UP ON ME

WHEN PLAYIN’ YOUR HAND
IN THE WORLD OF MAN
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU’RE
TEMPTING FATE
UP AGAINST A FULL HOUSE
A WILD CARD MIGHT WIN OUT
AND YOU’RE LEFT HOLDING
ACES AND EIGHTS

MY NAME IS JAMES
THAT’S HOW IT REMAINS
ON THE STONE
UP ON BOOT HILL
I WAS A UNION SOLDIER
I WAS SHERIFF OF ABILENE
AND MOST FOLKS KNOW ME
AS WILD BILL
WILD BILL

I LEFT A GRIEVING WIDOW
IN ST. LOUIS
AND I LEFT THIS
LEGEND BEHIND
NOW EVERYTHING’S CHANGED
AND ALL THAT REMAINS
IS MY STORY
UP ON THIS SIGN

MY NAME WAS JAMES,
I WAS A FRIEND OF CALAMITY JANE’S
BACK WHEN THE ONLY LAW
WAS THE STRENGTH
OF A MAN’S WILL
I WAS A QUIET MAN
WITH A SURE
AND STEADY HAND
AND MOST FOLKS KNEW ME
AS WILD BILL
WILD BILL

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released August 13, 2018
WILD BILL ©2018 DONALD McCREA

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DONALD McCREA San Francisco, California

DONALD McCREA is a San Francisco
songwriter, photographer, and author.

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MERRY MELODIES FOR
MOROSE MALCONTENTS.

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MIGRATION explores America
through music, videos, and
the photography book
"MIGRATION / lost and found in america"
which was published by MWP.
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