Elton John - The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) Lyrics
The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)
Some punk with a shotgun<br />
Killed young Danny Bailey<br />
In cold blood, in the lobby<br />
Of a downtown motel<br />
<br />
Killed him in anger<br />
A force he couldn't handle<br />
Helped pull the trigger<br />
That cut short his life<br />
<br />
And there's not many knew him<br />
The way that we did<br />
Sure enough he was a wild one<br />
But then aren't most hungry kids<br />
<br />
Now it's all over Danny Bailey<br />
And the harvest is in<br />
Dillinger's dead<br />
I guess the cops won again<br />
Now it's all over Danny Bailey<br />
And the harvest is in<br />
<br />
We're running short of heroes<br />
Back up here in the hills<br />
Without Danny Bailey<br />
We're gonna have to break up our stills<br />
<br />
So mark his grave well<br />
'Cause Kentucky loved him<br />
Born and raised a proper <br />
I guess life just bugged him<br />
<br />
And he found faith in danger<br />
A lifestyle he lived by<br />
A running gun younster<br />
In a sad restless age<br />
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