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Pretty Boy Floyd
5,866
Singer/Songwriter
Pretty Boy Floyd was released on October 1, 1990 by Legacy/Columbia as a part of the album The Byrds
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Release DateOctober 1, 1990
LabelLegacy/Columbia
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM113

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Byrds
The Byrds
Performer
Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
Vocals
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Guitar
Clarence White
Clarence White
Guitar
Chris Hillman
Chris Hillman
Mandolin
Roy Huskey Jr.
Roy Huskey Jr.
Bass
John Hartford
John Hartford
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gary Usher
Gary Usher
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well gather round me children
A story I will tell
About Pretty Boy Floyd, the outlaw
Oklahoma knew him well
[Verse 2]
It was in the town of Shawnee
On a Saturday afternoon
His wife beside him in a wagon
As into town they rode
[Verse 3]
And along come a deputy sheriff
In a manner rather rude
Using vulgar words of language
His wife, she overheard
[Verse 4]
And Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain
The deputy grabbed a gun
And in the fight that followed
He laid that deputy down
[Verse 5]
Then he ran through the trees and bushes
And lived a life of shame
Every crime in Oklahoma
Was added to his name
[Verse 6]
He ran through the trees and bushes
On the Canadian River shore
And many a starving farmer
Opened up his door
[Verse 7]
Was in Oklahoma City
It was on a Christmas day
A whole carload groceries
With a letter that did say
[Verse 8]
"You say that I'm an outlaw,
You say that I'm a thief
Well, here's a Christmas dinner
For the families on relief"
[Verse 9]
As through this life you travel
You'll meet some funny men
Some'll rob you with a six gun
And some with a fountain pen
[Verse 10]
As through this life you ramble
As through this life you roam
You'll never see an outlaw
Take a family from their home
Written by: Woody Guthrie
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