Chris Ledoux was and forever will be not only a true cowboy, but also a one-of-a-kind legend of real music. The "Young Guns" scenes fit well and add to the feel and mood of this song. In response to some other replies as to westerns and cowboy music dying, you can't expect a cupcake "me too" generation to follow real men and legends.
Ethan Grant Yes he was. Moreover, people forget how corrupt the "law" of the county really was. The sheriff was in the pockets of the rich cattle barons, who treated their hands like dirt and often attempted to (illegally) squeeze out smaller homesteads because they wanted as much graze land as they could lay claim to.
That he was indeed, Ethan. :-) The land that Billy and his gang roamed on was ranch land that was owned by my family, including the land at White Sands. :-)
he was taken far too young when ever i hear his voice I get a lump in My throat, he has an amazing voice, love to listen to his voice his songs and he looked good as well, I know he is entertaining the heavens now. RIP Chris Ledoux we miss ya cowboy
I have been an outlaw my entire life it's no place to be never got caught to go to prison but whole lot of prominent people want me dead I guess I don't blame them I would hide also if I were them Billy did what he had to no matter what
A few years ago,a man named Pat Garret was running for sheriff of White County Arkansas. I always thought it would have been a rip if his opponent was named William Bonney.
In the southern part of Texas, East and West of El Paso Where the mighty Franklin Mountains guard the trail to Mexico There's a new made widow cryin' and a hearse a-rollin' slow And I guess that devil's passed this way again There's a lathered sorrel stallion runnin' through the Joshua trees A young man in the saddle with his coattails in the breeze Got a six gun on his right hip and a rifle at his knee And he's dealin' in a game that he can't win Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell Them fancy clothes you're wearin' and the women in your bed Can't take away the faces of the men that you left dead As you ride across the badlands with a price upon your head Now that wheel of fortune starts to turn Your reputation's grown 'til it's the biggest in the land And there ain't a lot of people left who wanna call your hand And I guess you'll go down shootin' just like all brand of men When you shake hands with the devil, you get burned Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell
If you go to lincoln , stand in front of the courte house, facing south. Turn slowly to your right and look up on the hill, thats where billy would watch the town. You may feel ure being watched. I did
@@mattwilliams630 Matt, I now live in NM and a granddaughter is coming in May for a visit, I'll take her to Lincoln, she may know nothing of Billy the kid but she does know Young Guns. Ha
Happy I got to grow up in kaycee Wyoming, grew up on his songs went to the memorial, celebrated Chris ledoux day and hung out with Ned and his kids, never got to meet you Chris but you were a good man
My step dad Mark grew up in Colorado and he's grown up hearing stories of Billy and the men that rode with him making trips into the Rockies when the heat got to be too much
Whoever asked me if I know Billy the kid was real...Uh,yeahI know that. I just don't think he was totally evil in real life. I think the 10¢ books made him sound much worse in order to sell more books. Does that answer your question?
Love this song. I've been fascinated by Billy since I was a boy playing Cowboys and Indians. If I remember right they think he was from Indiana or somewhere else in the Midwest.
Thanks so much for supporting my music 🎼 I’m so greatful 🥰 and I hope you never stop being fun,I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information if that’s okay by you...........
pete jackson I do see my mistake, and I appreciate your calm and civilized response, and I was just gping by what my pa told me but I apologize for the mistake bo, keep it real -Justin
I'm with you ! Last summer I sat in the bar with Ned Ledoux , he doesn't drink. I had him sign my wallet. It's a Bible he thought that was the coolest thing .
Found out who my Great great great grandfather is! Henry McCarty your legacy lives on in me your grand daughter, only wish i could have known you, i cant believe im a blood relative of Billy The Kid❤✊ and for those of you who are Skeptics we also have his death certificate😌
Ppl get mad at me when i say i dont like country music, but i dont like the country music that is made nowadays, every song is about girls, trucks, and beer if someone makes songs about stuff that is real to them like this, then that is art, just like this song
Chris Ledoux was and forever will be not only a true cowboy, but also a one-of-a-kind legend of real music. The "Young Guns" scenes fit well and add to the feel and mood of this song. In response to some other replies as to westerns and cowboy music dying, you can't expect a cupcake "me too" generation to follow real men and legends.
An outlaw to some, a hero to others.
I grew up in New Mexico, Billy wasn't an outlaw he was defending the ranch hands in the Lincoln county war.
Ethan Grant thank you im do ing a school report on billy the kid no one beloved that
Ethan Grant Yes he was. Moreover, people forget how corrupt the "law" of the county really was. The sheriff was in the pockets of the rich cattle barons, who treated their hands like dirt and often attempted to (illegally) squeeze out smaller homesteads because they wanted as much graze land as they could lay claim to.
Perry Lee that's a lie
That he was indeed, Ethan. :-) The land that Billy and his gang roamed on was ranch land that was owned by my family, including the land at White Sands. :-)
Ethan Grant yes he was
Billy the kid has always been one of my wild west Hero's. Along with Jesse James and Ned Kelly.
Ned Kelly the real life Iron Man from Australia he's one of mine and my favorite is John Wesley Harden from my hometown of Bonham Texas
Kyle Shiflet Wes hardins mine too
@@codysmith4209 the man who shot a man for snoring
my was william bonney and doc holliday
@@boiboi3237 cant go wrong with Doc
Billy the kid is one of my heroes.
We need the spirit of the Kid in New Mexico again....
Love the fact they use Scenes from "Young Guns" for this movie. Westerns are a dying movie breed sadly
They live on in the hearts of all us young'ns who saw em
The general will return. It will be nothing like real westerns. Hollywood will twist them to appeal to the times.
Sadly I think you're eather deadon or they will make crap movies in which case they'd better just leave em alone
There’s still a plenty good shows though. Check out The Son or Hell On Wheels.
It's ashame chris ledoux is gone . HE was Hell of a cowboy and a singer . he always tried to do the RIGHT thing . GOD BLESS CHRIS LEDOUX
How could someone dislike this song?
there stupid
+Josh France *they're stupid*
yea
People are twatwaffles.
City people
Miss Chris and his style of country. Need more of this.
he was taken far too young when ever i hear his voice I get a lump in My throat, he has an amazing voice, love to listen to his voice his songs and he looked good as well, I know he is entertaining the heavens now. RIP Chris Ledoux we miss ya cowboy
I was lucky enough to see Chris, and his son ride at different times.
I met him he was so happy to meet people.☘️💒
Amen.
Sometimes I wish I could have lived a life like this fast and hard
I have been an outlaw my entire life it's no place to be never got caught to go to prison but whole lot of prominent people want me dead I guess I don't blame them I would hide also if I were them Billy did what he had to no matter what
Me too
There's 2 less cowboys in this world today it's sad to think of. REST IN PEACE Chris and billy
A few years ago,a man named Pat Garret was running for sheriff of White County Arkansas.
I always thought it would have been a rip if his opponent was named William Bonney.
Or, Henry McCarty.
chris ledoux was an real rodeo cowboy and also an awesome song writer and singer too. [i'm a fan].
You know another singer song writer who was a rodeo cowboy and rancher? Ian Tyson.
Mj frybye
Amen! Miss him so much. His son sounds just like him!
Mj frybye I am too.So you are a fan?Were you just a small air conditioner before that?
Hondo 500E you deserve more likes, and Chris,views .
Billy the kid and doc holiday are 2 of my old west heros
Growing up Billy the kid was my kind of hero
may Billy/Bushy Rest in Peace
I was born in NM I am 9th gen... I lived in Lincoln County my entire, it is an honor. Billy and the REGULATORS are the good guys. ❤
R.I.P chris ledoux
Jessie Robbins it was a sad day for cowboys
It was more of a sad day when billy died
Nice to know that somone loves chris ledoux like me i should he was my stepdad
@@richardbush3878 he wasn't your step dad
@@taylortempleton9697 how do you know
In the southern part of Texas, East and West of El Paso
Where the mighty Franklin Mountains guard the trail to Mexico
There's a new made widow cryin' and a hearse a-rollin' slow
And I guess that devil's passed this way again
There's a lathered sorrel stallion runnin' through the Joshua trees
A young man in the saddle with his coattails in the breeze
Got a six gun on his right hip and a rifle at his knee
And he's dealin' in a game that he can't win
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell
Them fancy clothes you're wearin' and the women in your bed
Can't take away the faces of the men that you left dead
As you ride across the badlands with a price upon your head
Now that wheel of fortune starts to turn
Your reputation's grown 'til it's the biggest in the land
And there ain't a lot of people left who wanna call your hand
And I guess you'll go down shootin' just like all brand of men
When you shake hands with the devil, you get burned
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell
2020 and boy do we need Cowboys back. The world is in a sad place boys. Let’s mount up and protect what’s OURS.
Heck yeah
Young Guns 1 and 2..best movies ever!
Young guns is and always will be a great movie rip 🙏 Chris ledoux
He put on one badass show. I was lucky enough to see him in concert twice at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth.
I saw him once there back in 1996. It was the most entertaining concert I ever saw.
Man, I wish I was old enough to have seen him, I was only a year old when he passed away.
Not humanly possible to not like this song
I'm from New Mexico and Billy the Kid is a Hero I had family ride with him
Lincoln, NM is still standing and loaded with this time in history, it's like stepping back in time
If you go to lincoln , stand in front of the courte house, facing south. Turn slowly to your right and look up on the hill, thats where billy would watch the town. You may feel ure being watched. I did
@@mattwilliams630 Matt, I now live in NM and a granddaughter is coming in May for a visit, I'll take her to Lincoln, she may know nothing of Billy the kid but she does know Young Guns. Ha
Yeah!! Chris Ledoux an amazing singer, real cowboy and wonderful Human Being. I am a Fan too
Man he was took way to soon, I met him when he was performing in Oklahoma one hell of a guy. Still have the program he autographed
Buckwild 65 thought you were talking about billy the kid
I was like damn you met the kid lol
your only 21 and the sheriffs already got your name on all his bullets and your a step out of hell gotta be my favorite lyrics
Happy I got to grow up in kaycee Wyoming, grew up on his songs went to the memorial, celebrated Chris ledoux day and hung out with Ned and his kids, never got to meet you Chris but you were a good man
Billy was a hero straight up
still listening to his songs 2017 from 2008
@@dewybrown949 2019 here too
2020
Is anyone else listening in 2020
Chris Ledoux and my dad and cousin are the true cowboys
Destiny Fouts can't forget the Oliver's and johansons
great song. son sounds just like him. R.I.P Chris LeDoux.
I once rode with Chris .he was a great guy to hang out with .
Joey Gayle My grandpa went to school with him.
Always loved his music an miss him so much good bless you
A nicely done video and good song. Another " Billy The Kid " song that is totally different then other { Billy The Kid } songs.
"A step outside of hell" I mean, damn, that's a fucking beautiful line right there.
My step dad Mark grew up in Colorado and he's grown up hearing stories of Billy and the men that rode with him making trips into the Rockies when the heat got to be too much
I thought that was a kick ass movie and I think the 10¢ writers made Billy infamous.
Whoever asked me if I know Billy the kid was real...Uh,yeahI know that. I just don't think he was totally evil in real life. I think the 10¢ books made him sound much worse in order to sell more books. Does that answer your question?
young guns , this is a crazy fantasy of mine
Sure wish it was still like that today.
"You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of Hell"
Love this song. I've been fascinated by Billy since I was a boy playing Cowboys and Indians. If I remember right they think he was from Indiana or somewhere else in the Midwest.
it was new mexico
Billy was born in New York
I'm still racking my brain trying to figure out how 200 people dislike this!
Don't worry about if anyone dislikes it, you like it, that's all that matters
They have nothing to believe in. Santa Claus is REAL to them.
Just not, "Billy the Kidd".
A bunch of libyards that don't like history and thise who made it.
one of my favorite songs
Thanks so much for supporting my music 🎼 I’m so greatful 🥰 and I hope you never stop being fun,I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information if that’s okay by you...........
This was written by the Charlie Daniels band in 1976. It`s from the album" High Lonesome"
Yes but still a very good song
pete jackson actually it was written by Marty Robbins, an old cowboy singer from the late 1800's
pete jackson I do see my mistake, and I appreciate your calm and civilized response, and I was just gping by what my pa told me but I apologize for the mistake bo, keep it real -Justin
Yes but? Charlie Daniels is the man!
pete jackson it's hard to beat Marty Robbins. Gotta love the Gunfighter Ballads album.
I love the combination of young riders and young guns and the documentary of Billy the kid
Rest In Peace Chris ledoux
one of the best songs ever
Best dollar eighty I ever spent!
These years ago you knew you had a friend as long as you kept a friend in a friend
Brother's at arm
This is a bad ass song
Billy the kid... un classico
rip Chris ledoux
Am I the only one listening in 2020?
Yes
I'm with you ! Last summer I sat in the bar with Ned Ledoux , he doesn't drink. I had him sign my wallet. It's a Bible he thought that was the coolest thing .
welcome to real country boys!
Rip Chris
Chris always sings great!
I'm the modern day Billy the kid!I'll make you famous!billy!!
RIP Chris we miss you buddy
proud to say am born in the borderland el paso tx..
Hi Robert, so was I. Born and raised in El Paso. :-)
I love these movies
Great Song even Greater Artist
I love this song!
I'm sorry the family of Chris the first country song i heard loved country ever since
Y'all might not believe me but my father and Chris were good friends
A littel late on the reply but that's awsome he was a great singer we need more music like this.
i love him and billy the kid
he was the 1975 champion bronk rider of the WORLD!
doug fraschieri 1976
*one man amoung men* 🎸
I know the feeling. Especially these days.
Awesome !
New "country singers" should be ashamed
agreed
There’s some artists bringing back the traditional style. But the rest of the pretty boys can go fuck themselves.
People said the same thing about Chris back then.
Said he was too rock 'n roll and not country enough
Found out who my Great great great grandfather is! Henry McCarty your legacy lives on in me your grand daughter, only wish i could have known you, i cant believe im a blood relative of Billy The Kid❤✊ and for those of you who are Skeptics we also have his death certificate😌
Lyrics and video go well together
They can’t see us we are in the spirit world
thank you for your video, it reminds me of my own rodeo days before I quit college to drive rigs
Ppl get mad at me when i say i dont like country music, but i dont like the country music that is made nowadays, every song is about girls, trucks, and beer if someone makes songs about stuff that is real to them like this, then that is art, just like this song
Loved and still listening in 2022
they should of used this song in the Young Guns movie. one of my favorite Chris songs
Beautiful!
Hadn't heard this sing in ages!
being 13 this song is kick ass
YOUNG GUNS!!!
Sure do miss you mom mom R. I. P.
love the video
holy crud; this is great!
Rumour has it he may have lived till 1951. Mystery.
I love you
Billy the kid r.i.p
I like this movie
Hey Pepin I see you got Charlie Crawford down there with ya, BANG
Hit shuffle on my gaming playlist, this song pops up twice within 5 songs? *feels that today will be a great day*
Great job on this! :)
Only person to be in Both HOFs. Chris Ledoux.
R.I.p
Deathless ❤ ❤
I will be there at your side Billy
cool video! thanks for uploading!
Young guns