10.

Grey Beard

Gene Golden - Kirby Stone - Kenny Rogers

© Lionsmate Music, ASCAP

He was nine years old when his folks left home on a wagon headin' west
And his mom and dad knew he'd grow up bad by the mark of the devil on his chest

On seventeen he turned up mean he had already made his bid
He had a name in the fast gun game and they called him the Devil Kid

Now the kid's name grew and his gun did too when an old ghost town appeared
Sittin' there in the Marshal's chair was the one they called Grey Beard

Kid you better quit while the quittin's good cause there's always one that's bigger
There'll be one guy with a faster eye who's lightnin' on the trigger

Let me tell you son about a real fast gun that every outlaw feared
He made his name in this killing game he's the one they call Grey Beard

He had a drawin' hand like no other man it was faster than the eye
And there were always plenty of kids about twenty just couldn't wait to die

He was a fast gun lookin' to make a name
Quikin' was his virtue killin' was the game

So the kid said tell me where is this man who never feared a gun
Grey Beard raised his head and said your lookin' at him son

So the kid tried staring Grey Beard down with eyes like ace up dice
And Grey Beard's frown turned upside down to a smile as cold as ice

So the Devil Kid reached for his gun with a draw as fast as light
But he lost the game from a shot that came from somewhere out of sight

And as the kid went down and he hit the ground thought he had lost his mind
He heard Grey Beard snicker I was even quicker before I went stone blind

Fast gun lookin' to make a name
Quikin' was his virtue killin' was the game

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