The Ballad Of Danny Bailey lyrics

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Some punk with a shotgun killed young Danny Bailey
In cold blood, in the lobby of a downtown motel
Killed him in anger, a force he couldn't handle
Helped pull the trigger that cut short his life
And there's not many knew him the way that we did
Sure enough he was a wild one, but then aren't most hungry kids

Now it's all over Danny Bailey
And the harvest is in
Dillinger's dead
I guess the cops won again
Now it's all over Danny Bailey
And the harvest is in

We're running short of heroes back up here in the hills
Without Danny Bailey we're gonna have to break up our stills
So mark his grave well, 'cause Kentucky loved him
Born and raised a proper, I guess life just bugged him
And he found faith in danger, a lifestyle he lived by
A running gun youngster in a sad restless age

Now it's all over Danny Bailey
And the harvest is in
Dillinger's dead
I guess the cops won again
Now it's all over Danny Bailey
And the harvest is in

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THE BALLAD OF DANNY BAILEY - ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN: Short Movie I Made To The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34), Which Has Always Been One Of My Favorite Elton John - Bernie Taupin Compositions. Bernie Wrote Some Of His Best Lyrics Ever On This One! Elton's Vocals, Piano, The Late Dee Murray's Bass Guitar (video from YouTube)

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