The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) - Elton John

Some punk with a shotgun killed young danny bailey

In cold blood, in the lobby of a downtown motel

Killed him in anger, a force he couldnt handle

Helped pull the trigger that cut short his life

And theres not many knew him the way that we did

Sure enough he was a wild one, but then arent most hungry kids

Now its all over danny bailey

And the harvest is in Dillingers dead

I guess the cops won again

Now its all over danny bailey

And the harvest is in Were running short of heroes back up here in the hills

Without danny bailey were gonna have to break up our stills

So mark his grave well `cause kentucky loved him

Born and raised a proper, I guess life just bugged him

And he found faith in danger, a lifestyle he lived by A running gun youngster in a sad restless age