The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee
Hollies

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 around 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


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Ransford)   Russian Roulette   Sanctuary   Sandy   Sandy (fourth Of July)   Satellite Three   Say It Ain't So Jo   Say It Ain't So Jo   Say You'll Be Mine   Say You'll Be Mine   Searchin'   Searchin'   Second Hand Hangups   Separated   Set Me Free   She Gives Me Everything I Want   She Looked My Way (Reed/rae)   Shine Silently   Shine Silently (remix)   Sign Of The Times   Signs That Will Never Change   Slow Down   So Lonely   Soldier's Song   Soldiers Dilemma   Someone Else's Eyes   Something Ain't Right   Something To Live For   Song Of The Sun   Sorry Suzanne   Stand By Me   Star   Stay   Step Inside   Stewball   Stop In The Name Of Love   Stop Right There   Stop Stop Stop   Stormy Waters   Stranger   Survival Of The Fittest   Suspicious Look In Your Eyes   Sweet Country Calling   Sweet Little Sixteen   Take My Love and Run   Take My Love and Run \   Take Your Time   Talking About You   Tell Me How   Tell Me To My Face   Thanks For The Memories   That'll Be The Day   That's How Strong My Love Is   That's My Desire   The Air That I Breathe   The Baby   The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee   The Games We Play   The History of The Hollies   The Hollies   The Last Wind   The Times They Are A'Changin'   The Woman I Love   Then The Heartaches Begin   There's Always Goodbye   They Don't Realise I'm Down   Think It Over   This Is It   This Wheel's On Fire   Time For Love   Time Machine Jive   To Do With Love   To You My Love   Too Many Hearts Get Broken   Too Many People   Too Much Monkey Business   Too Young To Be Married   Touch   Transatlantic Westbound Jet   Try It   Two Shadows   Very Last Day   Water On The Brain   We're Alive   We're Through   What A Life I've Led   What Am I Gonna Do   What Kind of Boy   What Kind Of Girl Are You   What To Do   What Went Wrong   What's Wrong With The Way I Live   Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It   When I Come Home To You   When I'm Not There   When I'm Yours   When The Ship Comes In   When Your Light's Turned On   Whole World Over   Why Didn't You Believe   Why Didnu2019t You Believe   Wiggle That Wotsit   Wishing   Wishyouawish   Witchy Woman   Won't You Feel Good That Morning   Words Don't Come Easy   Words Don't Come Easy   Would You Believe   Write On   Writing On The Wa   Writing On The Wall   Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe   Yes I Will   Yes I Will #1 (Goffin\/Titelman)   Yes I Will #2 (Goffin\/Titelman)   You Better Move On   You Gave Me Life (With That Look In Your Eyes)   You Gave Me Strength   You In My Arms   You Know He Did (L. 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