Song Description

The Ballad of Everet Case which is the first song of 6 on the CD tells a story about a young boy of 15 years old who witnesses the killing of his father by a desperado named Everet Case. The song explains how the young boy took his revenge on this desperado and starts us off on an adventure that will leave you wanting to learn more about a Kid called Billy.

Lyrics

The Ballad of Everet Case ©2012 Anthony M. Annunziata
404-668-1008 annunzia@bellsouth.net

Some say he rode with Quantrill he was good friends with Jesse James
And was there in Lawrence, Kansas when bodies burned in flames
Now he's back in Clarksville and everyone's afraid
Last time he passed through we dug the sheriff's grave

Chorus
So mama's get your daughters and lock them up inside
And father's don't you call him out cause you will surely die
And everyone in Clarksville gave this man his space
He was a desperado his name was Everet Case

Now there was a young boy who had just turned fifteen
He had a burning in his heart the likes I have never seen
He took his daddy's 45 and entered the saloon
Aimed the gun at Evert's head as silence filled the room

Chorus
So mama's get your daughters and lock them up inside
And father's don't you call him out cause you will surely die
And everyone in Clarksville gave this man his space
He was a desperado his name was Everet Case

He said boy what are you doing playing with that gun
The boy said you don't know me mister but I'm the sheriff's son
The man you back shot I saw you I won't forget that day
That very well just might have been the worst mistake you made

Bridge
He got up from the table said he would count to three
He yelled one the boy shot his gun true and steady

Chorus
So mama's tell your daughters that they don't have to hide
And father's tell your son's it's good to be alive
And everyone in Clarksville learned from their mistakes
It took a kid named Billy to bring down Everet Case
It took a kid named Billy to bring down Everet Case....
We just call him the kid...Billy