Billy the kid I understand you   It really ain't your fault that the west is so wild   Billy the kid cain't reprimand you   You must have been deprived when you was a child      Whoopee ti yi yipee yipee, shoot 'em in the belly Billy   Ti yi yipee yipee, shoot 'em in the head   Ti yi yipee yipee, saw you on the telly Billy   Late late showdown - down dead      You're headed for the last round up   Your corral's OK   But your morale's in a sad bad way      Billy the kid, you should have been a good guy   If you had had the proper guidance from your dad   Billy the kid, nobody should die   Environmental circumstances made you go bad      Whoopee ti yi yipee yipee, shoot 'em in the belly Billy   Ti yi yipee yipee, Billy give 'em hell   Ti yi yipee yipee, saw you on the telly Billy   Farewell welfare, farewell      Now you'll be a swingin' from the top of a tree   You're being punished with a capitol P   Oh me