Story Behind The Song

I started to write a song about worse case scenarios and it turned into a song about Wild Bill.

Song Description

Song is a waltz in the key of G. It has three verses and a repeating chorus. The lyric describes in detail the murder of Wild Bill Hickok.

Lyrics

verse#1

Wild Bill headed for the hills
to play the cards he's been dealt
To the Indian nation
with his reputation
and a pistol in his belt
he was riding fast
from a troubled past
a man without a home
the disease or the cure?
all he can say for sure
is in the end we all die alone

chorus

yeah you know
your gonna reap what you sow
live and die by the gun
when the day is done
there's only one way you can go
you'll be dealing regrets
covering your bets
and hoping for an ace in the hole
but little did you know
aces and eights
were a dead mans fate
what a worse case scenario

verse#2

Jack McCall had his back to the wall
of Nutall&Manns number 10 saloon
he's thinking "I'm gonna kill
that old Wild Bill
and I'm gonna do it pretty soon"
he was harboring a grudge
that just wouldn't budge
it was neigh on ten years old
but I'll tell you my friend
when it comes to revenge
that's a dish best served cold

chorus

the deck was stacked
when jack walked up on Bills' back
said "take that"
and shot him from behind
and with a head full of lead
Wild Bill lay dead
and when your dead
your dead a long time
Bill had to leave us
hoping maybe Jesus
could in the end somehow
set him free
but I do believe it's true
the things you say and do
will follow you
right down into eternity

repeat chorus twice

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Roy Elkins	Founder COUNTRY	8/26/2013