The Legend Of Wyatt Earp

Written for: The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp (1955-1961)
Lyric: Harold Adamson
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1955
Original publisher: Four Jays Music Co., Inc.

Verse 1:

I'll tell you a story,
A real true-life story,
A tale of the Western frontier.
The West, it was lawless,
But one man was flawless,
And his is the story you'll hear.

Chorus:

Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp,
Brave courageous and bold.
Long live his fame and long live his glory,
And long may his story be told.

Verse 2:

When he came to Kansas
To settle in Kansas,
He planned on a peaceable life.
Some good and some chattel,
A few head of cattle,
A home and a sweet-loving wife.

[Chorus]

Verse 3:

Now he wasn't partial
To bein' a marshal,
But fate went and dealt him his hand.
While outlaws were lootin'
And killin' and shootin',
He knew that he must take a stand.

[Chorus]

Verse 4:

He cleaned up the country
The old wild west country,
He made law and order prevail.
And none can deny it
The legend of Wyatt
Forever will live on the trail.

[Chorus]