The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde

(Merle Haggard)



Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe

Clyde Barrow was a rounder that took her away

They both robbed and killed until both loved and died

So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde.



The poem that she wrote of the life that they led

Told of the lawmen left dying or dead

Some say that Clyde made her life a shame

But the legend made Bonnie the head of the game.



The rampage grew wilder with each passing day

The odds growing smaller with each get-a-way

With the end growing closer the harder they fought

With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught.



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They drove back from town on one bright summer day

When a man they be-friended stopped out in the way

With no thought of dying they pulled to the side

But death lay there waiting for Bonnie and Clyde.



Two years of running was ended that day

For robbing and killing they both had to pay

But we'll always remember how they lived and died

So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde.



(Bonnie and Clyde.)

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