left a girl that I loved so
Far behind lay Kansas City
and the past that I had earned
Twenty notches on my six -gun
marked the lessons I had learned
Many times I sold my fast gun
for a place to lay my head
Till the nights began to haunt me
by the men that I left there
Couldn't stand it any longer
with this life that I'd begun
So I said goodbye to Jeannie
as the sun sank in the west
My thoughts in Kansas City
with the girl I loved the best
How she smiled and kissed me gently
Said I'd send for her to meet me
when I reached New Mexico
I had barely left the saddle
when my foot just touched the ground
When a cold voice from the shadows
told me not to turn around
Said he knew about my fast gun,
knew the price of being by the law
Challenged by a bounty hunter,
so I turned around to draw.
I knew someday I'd meet him,
his hand like lightning flashed
My own gun stood in leather
while his bullet tore its pad
Now my strength is slowly fading,
I know that where I lie tonight,
Now a crowd is slowly gathering
and my eyes are growing dim
My thoughts return to Jeannie
and the home that we had planned
Won't you tell her for me, mister,
But a woman's love is wasted
when she loves a run -and -gun
when she loves a run -and -gun