Sides face, grand square
In the southern part of Texas, east and west of El Paso
Where the mighty Franklin Mountains guard a trail to Mexico
A new made widow cryin' and a hurse a-rollin' slow
And I guess that Devil's passed this way again
Allemande and weave
There's a lathered sorrel stallion runnin' through the Joshua Trees
A young man in the saddle with his coat tails in the breeze
Got a six gun on his right hip, a rifle on his knee
And he's dealin' in a game he can't win

Heads (sides) promenade halfway round you go
Side (Head) two do a right & left thru and turn the girl you know
Now square thru in the middle get four hand round and then
Dosado and do an eight chain four
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
Swing your corner girl and promenade her son
Each notch carve in your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell

Sides face, grand square
Them fancy clothes you're wearin' and the women in your bed
Can't take away the faces of the men that you left dead
As you ride across the badlands with a price upon your head
Now that wheel of fortune starts to turn
Allemande and weave
Your reputation's grown till it's the biggest in the land
There ain't a lot of people left who wanna call your hand
I guess you'll go down shootin' just like a branded man
When you shake hands with the Devil you'll get burned

Sides face, grand square
(Instrumental)
Allemande and weave
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
Each notch you carve on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell
Four ladies chain over and back