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Original Painting by Bob Boze Bell ~ Editor True West Magazine
Charming Billy ~ Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid, New Mexico's boy outlaw, was only 17 when he started his wild ride into the history books. His boyish charm & smoking gun quickly captured the world's attention and his daring exploits were eagerly read in dime novels and newspapers around the globe. In four short years Billy was a legend in the making and his explosive career would add a lasting chapter to the taming of the West. A bullet from Sheriff Pat Garrett ended his fabled career at Fort Sumner, New Mexico on July 14th, 1881. Billy the Kid had just turned 21, at the wrong end of a Gun.
Frank’s first look at Bob’s
great painting of
Billy the Kid
Frank gives Bob Boze Bell the first CD copy of Charming Billy
Some of the Lyrics from Charming Billy ~ Billy the Kid
Charming Billy ~ Billy Bonney ~ You’ve worn a lot of names
But you’re wanted just the same ~ as Billy the Kid
Billy joined up with the regulators ~ as the Lincoln county war began
Small young boy with a big sombrero ~ but rough & tough as any man
Sentenced to hang in the town of Lincoln ~ Billy made his bold escape
Both his guards died from thinkin’ ~ that a shackled young boy couldn’t break away
Charming Billy ~ Billy Bonney ~ The world knows your name
You’ve caught up to your fame ~ Billy the Kid
Written by Frank Fara
How the West Was Sung Music BMI