Big tall man standing in the street
Gun hanging on by his side
Just one man that he´d like to meet
That´s when I began to hide

I recognized him from the face of his son
The hate in his eye didn´t lie
And what I did can´t be undone
Borrowed time, there´s none to buy

Well, I hid ´round the back of a derelict shack
Ain´t looking for a mad showdown
But he was smart, he´d already checked
A week in advance I´d paid down

Well, the hotel clerk was a fun-loving man
The job he had it didn´t pay
He told all about what happened that night
There he is, that´s the one´s all he´d say

Well, all the people were
Running, jumping, even thumping
On my bad neighbor´s doors
Crying Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
Let me in I gotta hide

Well, everybody was
Crying, sighing Sam McGee´s dying
No one to protect our town
Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
He´s gonna shoot your Sheriff down

Big tall man standing in the street
Now a hand hovering ready to slide
Drew out his gun, it wasn´t for fun
Let me in there´s nowhere to hide

Well, I made my play but it wasn´t my day
I felt the ripping lead
That´s when I knew my time was through
Rest in peace were the last words he said

Well, all the people were
Running, jumping, even thumping
On my bad neighbor´s doors
Crying Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
Let me in I gotta hide

Well, everybody was
Crying, sighing Sam McGee´s dying
No one to protect our town
Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
He´s gonna shoot your Sheriff down

Well, all the people were
Running, jumping, even thumping
On my bad neighbor´s doors
Crying Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
Let me in I gotta hide

Well, everybody was
Crying, sighing Sam McGee´s dying
No one to protect our town
Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
He´s gonna shoot your Sheriff down

Running, jumping, even thumping
On my bad neighbor´s doors
Crying Curly Billy Silly with his colt he calls filly
Let me in I gotta hide

Well, everybody was
Crying, sighing Sam McGee´s dying