The Ballad of Billy the Kidder

by Bartley Knives

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lyrics

Mr. Premier, can I ask you some questions
Once you finish cracking wise about Dr. Roussin

Can we talk about the way you’d rather be kidding
Instead of addressing all the folks this virus is killing here

Also is it true that you almost died once
Hiking in New Mexico you fell and broke your left arm

Did an HMO cover all your medical
Or did the province pay for your treatment in America

Tell me really do you think the system works here
Where our taxes make it free for everyone to get healthcare

Would you rather privatize the way we run things
Poorer folks will suffer more than yours when they cannot afford

And don’t get me started on the schools that you left open
All the students and the staff are vulnerable and hoping

Would you look me in the eyes and tell me those things
I think you know how to hide the truth between your crooked teeth

Could you teach me how to lie so I can win this
Game they try to call a life marred by money and politics

It’s a long way home to Costa Rica
Burning bridges will help you to get there
And not come back

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released June 18, 2021
All instruments played and recorded by Daniel Guezen (New Wild Records).
Mixed by Adam Fuhr (House of Wonders).
Mastered by Cam Loeppky (Argyle Studio).
Cover art by Daniel Guezen (with assistance from Sean Guezen, without whom I would be forever lost).
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