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Artist/Band: King Crimson
Lyrics for Song: Ballad Of Cat Ballou
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - King Crimson



Well now friends just lend an ear

For you're now about to hear

The ballad of cat ballou

It's a song that's newly made

And professus and the shade

And the sunrise kid are singin' it for you



Cat ballou, cat ballou



It's a hangin' day in wolf city, wyomin'

Wolf city, wyomin', eighteen ninety four

They're gonna drop cat ballou

Through the gallows floor



She killed a man in wolf city, wyomin'

Wolf city, wyomin', killed a man it's true

And that is why they're a-hangin'

Hangin' cat ballou



She has the smile of an angel

(fights like the devil)

The eyes of an angel

(bites like the devil)

The face of an angel

(i say she's the devil)

(she's mean and evil through and through)



Cat ballou, cat ball-ou-ou-ou

She's mean and evil through and through



With her outlaw band they're now tellin' a story

Now tellin' a story how she rode the plain

The wildest gal in the we-est

Since calamity jane



And today's the day that she's goin' to glory

She's goin' to glory for the way she sinned

They'll be a-speedin' her soul

On a wayward wind



She has the smile of an angel

(fights like the devil)

The eyes of an angel

(bites like the devil)

The face of an angel

(i say she's the devil)

(she's mean and evil through and through)



Cat ballou (cat ballou)

Cat ball-ou-ou-ou (cat ballou)

She's mean and evil through and through



Cat ballou, cat ball-ou-ou-ou

She's mean and evil through and through


Ballad Of Cat Ballou

King Crimson's "Ballad Of Cat Ballou" stands as a distinctive song within the band's expansive and often experimental catalogue. The track draws its narrative inspiration from the 1965 Western film, adapting the cinematic story into a musical format that reflects the group's signature progressive rock sensibilities. While the band is frequently associated with complex time signatures and intricate instrumental passages, this piece offers a more narrative-driven approach, showcasing their ability to blend storytelling with sophisticated composition. The recording captures the essence of the era's artistic cross-pollination, where film and music intersected to create new forms of expression. As part of their broader discography, the song highlights the group's willingness to explore diverse thematic territories beyond traditional rock structures, cementing their reputation for innovation and artistic depth.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - King Crimson


King Crimson
"Other Songs - King Crimson"


1. A Blossom Fell
2. A Broken Spell
3. A Dangerous Meeting
4. A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
5. A Mansion In Darkness
6. A Million Pictures
7. A Natural Woman
8. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
9. A Secret
10. A Song About Death
11. A Story Everybody Knows
12. A Thousand Thoughts Of You
13. A Visit From The Dead
14. A Woman Don't Care
15. A World Full Of Strangers
16. A World I Never Made
17. Abigail
18. Aceface
19. Act A Fool
20. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
21. Addicted To You
22. Advertisement
23. Affection (Is A Touchy Subject)
24. Aftertime
25. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
26. Ain't Nobody's Bizness
27. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
28. All For You
29. All You Ever Give Me Is The Blues
30. Almost Like Being In Love
31. Amon Belongs To Them
32. Answer Me My Love
33. Arrival
34. Ask Me No Questions
35. Asleep
36. Asthmatic
37. At Last
38. At The Graves
39. Autumn Leaves
40. Azure-Te
41. B.B.'s Blues
42. B.B.'s Boogie
43. Baby Baby, All The Time
44. Baby Get Lost
45. Baby Look At You
46. Back In L.A.
47. Bad Case Of Love
48. Bad Luck
49. Ballad Of Cat Ballou
50. Ballerina
51. Bass
52. Be Careful With A Fool
53. Be Prepared
54. Be Warned
55. Beautician Blues
56. Beautiful
57. Because Of Rain
58. Because You're Mine
59. Behind These Walls
60. Better Not Look Down
61. Beware, Brother, Beware
62. Big Isn't Beautiful
63. Bionic
64. Bitter Moon
65. Black Devil
66. Black Hill Sanitarium
67. Black Horsemen
68. Black Togetha Again
69. Blind Love
70. Blues At Midnight
71. Blues Shadows
72. Blues Stay Away
73. Bluesman (Understand)
74. Boom Boom Dollar
75. Born To Lose
76. Bossa Nostra
77. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
78. Bring Down The House
79. Broken Heart
80. Broken Promise
81. Brother Brother
82. Brujeria
83. Burn
84. Business With My Baby Tonight
85. Bust Dat Ass
86. But Beautiful
87. Buzz Me
88. Bye Bye Baby
89. Bye Bye Missy
90. Caldonia
91. Can I Get Some
92. Can This Be Real
93. Can You Feel The Love Tonite
94. Catacomb
95. Catfish Blues
96. Caught A Touch Of Your Love
97. Chains And Things
98. Champion Sound
99. Change In Your Loving
100. Changing The Guard
101. Chant Of The Blues (Doggone Unlucky Blues
102. Charon
103. Cheesecake Truck
104. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
105. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
106. Circle Of Life
107. Clapped Out
108. Clear The Stage
109. Clocks Go Forward
110. Come Back Baby
111. Come By Here
112. Come Rain Or Come Shine
113. Come To Baby, Do
114. Come To The Sabbath
115. Confesion
116. Confessin' The Blues
117. Cross Of Baron Samedi
118. Crying Won't Help You
119. Curse Of The Pharaohs
120. Daddy
121. Dance, Ballerina, Dance
122. Dancing Girls
123. Dancing In The Moonlight
124. Dark Is The Night
125. Darlin' What Happened
126. Darlin' You Know I Love You
127. Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
127. Day In Day Out
127. Days Of Old
127. Dear Lonely Hearts
127. Detachable Penis
127. Devil Eyes
127. Did You Ever Love A Woman
127. Digging Graves
127. Dinner For One Please, James
127. Diss You
127. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
127. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
127. Dominant View
127. Don't Answer The Door
127. Don't Blame Me (1958 Version)
127. Don't Change On Me
127. Don't Drop Your Pants
127. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
127. Don't Go No Farther
127. Don't Look Now But I've Got The Blues
127. Don't Play That Song
127. Don't Wanna Go
127. Doomed By The Living Dead
127. Down Ass Loc
127. Down Hearted
127. Down Now
127. Dreams
127. Dressed In White
127. Driving Wheel
127. Drowning In The Sea Of Love
127. Drunk Tekneek
127. Duck
127. Early In The Morning
127. Eastmann's Cure
127. El Santo
127. Escape From The Zoo
127. Essay
127. Everyone's Gone To The Moon
127. Everything I Do Is Wrong
127. Evil
127. Eye Of The Witch
127. Eyesight To The Blind
127. Faith Can Move Mountains
127. Father Picard
127. Feel Like A Million
127. Finalmente
127. Find My Way Back
127. First Defence
127. Fish
127. Five Long Years
127. Follow The Wolf
127. Fool Me Once
127. Fools Get Wise
127. For All We Know
127. For Your Love
127. Forgive My Heart
127. Freedom
127. Freestyle Ghetto
127. Friday Night Explodes
127. From The Other Side
127. Full Time Business
127. Funeral
127. Funny (Not Much)
127. Gambler's Blues
127. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
127. Get Myself Somebody
127. Get Off My Back Woman
127. Get Out Of Here
127. Glory Of Love
127. Go On
127. Go Underground
127. God Damned Killers
127. Going Down Slow
127. Going Home
127. Gonna Keep On Loving You
127. Gonna Miss You Around Here
127. Good Man Gone Bad
127. Got'Em Bad
127. Growing Old
127. Guess Who
127. Guitar Playin'
127. Gypsy
127. Hakuna Matataa
127. Half Written Songs
127. Halloween
127. Halo
127. Happy Birthday Blues
127. Hard Rock Cafe
127. Hard Working Woman
127. Hassan Chop
127. Haunted
127. He Who Hesitates
127. Heads On The Wall
127. Heed My Warning
127. Hells Bells
127. Help
127. Help The Poor
127. Here Amongst The Many
127. Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)
127. Hold On I'm Coming
127. Hold That Train
127. Home Again
127. House Of God
127. How Blue Can You Get
127. Hummingbird
127. I Am
127. I Can Hear My Name
127. I Can't Explain
127. I Can't Let You Go
127. I Can't Stop Loving You
127. I Don't Care
127. I Don't Want To See Tomorrow
127. I Don't Want You Cutting Off Your
127. I Done Got Wise
127. I Feel The Earth Move
127. I Got To Leave This Woman
127. I Just Can Wait To Be King
127. I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone
127. I Just Can't See For Lookin'
127. I Just Don't Care
127. I Keep Goin' Back To Joe's
127. I Know
127. I Know What You're Putting Down
127. I Like To Live The Love
127. I Love You So
127. I Miss You So
127. I Need You Baby
127. I Remember You
127. I Say A Little Prayer
127. I Should Care
127. I Stay In The Mood
127. I Wanna Be
127. I Want To Get Married
127. I Want You So Bad
127. I Was A Little Too Lonely (And You Were A Little T
127. I Was Blind
127. I Wonder Why
127. I Would For You
127. I'D Be A Legend In My Time
127. I'll Say A Little Prayer
127. I'll Survive
127. I'm A Shy Guy
127. I'm Cracking Up Over You
127. I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me
127. I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life
127. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
127. I'm Gonna Quit My Baby
127. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
127. I'm In The Wrong Business
127. I'm King
127. I'm Moving On
127. I'm Not A Stranger
127. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
127. I've Always Been Lonely
127. I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts
127. I've Got A Right To Love My Baby
127. I've Got Papers On You Baby
127. I've Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need
127. If I Give My Heart To You
127. If I Had Something
127. If I Lost You
127. If I May
127. If Love Ain't There
127. If You Can't Smile And Say Yes
127. If You Love Me
127. Immigrant Song Too
127. Impossible
127. In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)
127. In Your Arms Again
127. Increase The Pressure
127. Inflation Blues
127. Inner Garden
127. Into The Convent
127. Into The Night
127. Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost
127. Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
127. It Had To Be You
127. It Happens To Be Me
127. It's A Great, Great Pleasure
127. It's Just A Matter Of Time
127. It's My Own Fault
127. It's Only A Paper Moon
127. It's Still Called The Blues
127. It's Too Late
127. Jack, You're Dead
127. Jazzman
127. Journey
127. Jump With You Baby
127. Just A Dream
127. Just A Little Love
127. Just Clowning
127. Just Flauntin'
127. Just Like That
127. Just What I Need
127. Just You, Just Me
127. Keep Out
127. Key To My Kingdom
127. Key To The Highway
127. Killer
127. King Tee's Beer Stand
127. Knock Me A Kiss
127. Ko Rock Stuff
127. L-L-L-L-Lies
127. La Bomba
127. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One
127. Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)
127. Lay Another Log On The Fire
127. Leave Now
127. Let Me Love You
127. Let Me Make You Cry A Little Longer
127. Let The Good Times Roll
127. Let There Be Love
127. Let's Do The Boogie
127. Let's Fall In Love
127. Let's Get It On
127. Let's Go Dippin
127. Let's Straighten It Out
127. Lets Get Down To Business
127. Lies
127. Life After Death
127. Like You
127. Lil Sister
127. Live Affair
127. Long Nights
127. Marine 475
127. Neal & Jack & Me
127. Nuages
127. Prince Rupert Awakes
127. Shame
127. Smackwater Jack
127. So Far Away
127. The Devils Triangle
127. Walking On The Air