Billy the Kid
On This Day in American History - Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots Henry McCarty, popularly known as Billy the Kid, to death at the Maxwell Ranch in New Mexico. July 14, 1881.
In shadows deep, at Maxwell Ranch he hid, Billy the Kid, a legend to be bid Farewell, by Garrett's gun, a lawman grim. A restless soul, by vengeance fueled within, He sought revenge for murders he'd not win, In shadows deep, at Maxwell Ranch he hid. Eighteen years old, with blood upon his skin, The law he'd defied, a trail of bodies thin, Farewell, by Garrett's gun, a lawman grim. A gunslinger's rage, a life begun to dim, Escape's sweet song, a fleeting, youthful whim, In shadows deep, at Maxwell Ranch he hid. No trial held, his fate by Garrett bid, A deadly shot, a story to be rid Farewell, by Garrett's gun, a lawman grim. A legend born, in whispers softly slid, Billy the Kid, forever to be hid In shadows deep, at Maxwell Ranch he hid, Farewell, by Garrett's gun, a lawman grim.