Joe Ely Me and Billy the Kid lyrics

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he cocked his hat and he wore his gun all wrong
We had the same girlfriend and he never forgot it
She had a cute little Chihuahua until one day he up and shot it

He rode the hard country down the New Mexico Line
He had a silver pocket watch that he never did wind
He crippled the piano player for playin' his favorite song
Yea, me and Billy the Kid just never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he parted his hair and he wore his gun all wrong
He was bad to the bone, all hopped up on speed
I would've left him alone if it wasn't for that senorita

He gave her silver and he paid her hotel bill
But it was me she loved and she said she always will
I'd always go and see her when Billy was gone
Yeah, me and Billy the Kid never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he tied his shoes and he wore his gun all wrong
One day I said to Billy, "I've got this foolproof scheme

We'll rob Wells Fargo, it's bustin' at the seams"

I admit that I framed him but I don't feel bad
'Cause the way I was livin' was drivin' me mad
Billy reached for his gun but his gun was on wrong
Yeah, me and Billy the Kid just never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
But I did like the way he swayed in the wind
While I played him his favorite song
Now my baby sings harmony with me to La Cucaracha
She winds her silver pocket watch and pets her new Chihuahua

I moved in to the hotel and got a room with a shower
We lay and listen to that watch tick hour after hour
Outside I hear the wind blowin' oh so strong
And me and Billy the Kid never got along, never got along
Worth no good, big time wrong, oh got along
Under the sun, got along