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Some folks feel like Jesse James got a raw deal, just because he had an affinity and liked to rob and kill. His ended up a tragic story I reluctantly have to relate; He trusted one of his gang and suffered a gunfighter’s fate. Jesse was shot in the back by one of his friends Robert Ford, giving credence to the saying about living and dying by the sword. Mr. Ford duly received a fatal shotgun blast up in Colorado State And likewise he also suffered a gunfighter’s fate. Billy The Kid was a killer who lived a life of crime, he was shot by Pat Garrett who was his friend at one time Then Pat himself was gunned down at a later date. So eventually he too suffered a gunfighter’s fate. Outlaws who lived by the gun, reaped just what they sowed. It was their choice to live and die by the gunfighter’s code. Most of them had no desire to make any effort to go straight So sooner or later they all suffered a gunfighter’s fate. Even to survive was a curse, because as the killers grew older. They spent a lot of time nervously looking back over their shoulder. Some would even move away to escape the life they learned to hate, But they were usually recognized and suffered a gunfighter’s fate. So when a person chose to ride down the lawless outlaw trail They usually ended hanging from a rope or spending their life in jail. A lot of them made bad choices and ended up being buzzard bait, because it was in their destiny to suffer a gunfighter’s fate.
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