They were Duelin' Doolin-Dalton High or Low, It was the same Easy money Faithless women Red-eye whiskey For the pain Go down Bill Dalton It must be God's will Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville Two voices call to you from where they stood Lay down your law books now They're no damn good Better keep on duelin' Doolin-Dalton Till your shadow Sets you free And if you're faaaast And if you're lucky You may never See that hangin' tree All the towns lay out across the dusty plains Like graveyards filled with tombstones Waitin' for the names And a man could use his back or use his brains But some just went stir crazy Lord 'Cause nothin' ever changed Till Bill Doolin Met Bill Dalton He was workin' cheap Just bidin' time Then he laughed and said: I'm goin' So he left that peaceful life behind