Elton John
Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:02
I pulled out my Stage Coach Times
And I read the latest news
I tapped my feet in dumb surprise
And of course I saw they knew
The Pinkertons pulled out my bags
And asked me for my name
I stuttered out my answer
And hung my head in shame
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Now I've seen this chain gang
Lord I say, let me see my priest
I couldn't have faced your desert sand
Old burning brown backed beast
The poor house, they hit me for my kin
And claimed my crumbling walls
Now I know how Reno felt
When he ran from the law
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well, I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Now they've found me
Lord, I say, at last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Lord I say, now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Lord I say, now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
A well-known gun
Now they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
At last they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
Now they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
At last they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
Now they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
At last they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
Now they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
At last they've found me
There goes a well-known gun
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Key vocabulary
- brown
- a dark orange-barely gray colorA1
- faced
- met something directlyA1
- goes
- moves; travelsA1
- house
- building to live inA1
- how
- in what wayA1
- it's
- it isA1
- know
- have understandingA1
- last
- final oneA1
- coach
- train and guideA2
- pulled
- moved by forceA2
About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.