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The Ballad of Billy Horton

from No Borders by Errol Walsh

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THE BALLAD OF BILLY HORTON

Billy Horton was a farm boy.. he worked hard night and day
Had no time for women ‘til his mama passed away
Then he went up to the city to get himself a wife
But he wound up paying double ‘cos all he bought was trouble
Just goes to show that you can’t judge a book by the cover

1920 was a bad year on the farm
The shack burned down and Billy bust his arm
His crops died, his horse died and the hens won’t even lay
And his wife, though she’s pretty, hit the country from the city
He ain’t got no money and she ain’t got no pity for the man

Billy put a rifle to her head
Squeezed on the trigger ‘til he knowed that she was dead
Then he took her body and he laid it in the barn
Then went back to the shack for a Bowie and an axe
And the very next day the hens began to lay
Hey.. I wonder where Billy’s old lady got to ?

Billy he went into town next day
Sold up the farm so that he move away
He bought some bacon and some bullets for his gun
Now he’s been on the run since 1921
But nobody but Billy knows what the poor boy’s done

And his wife though she’s pretty,
Hit the country from the city
Hey… I wonder where Billy’s old lady got to?

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from No Borders, released January 9, 2009

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Errol Walsh Northern Ireland, UK

Singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland.

His decades-spanning songwriting career is full of care- worn tales of life, love and luck - all delivered with a mellow, lived-in voice.

"This body of work from a true master will long be remembered after much of the imitations have faded into the mists of time" - Niall Toner, RTE Radio One ... more

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