Story Of Bonnie And Clyde
The story of Bonnie and Clyde is the story the old folks knew
The story of Bonnie and Clyde if you listen I'll tell it to you
Clyde Barrow wouldn't work so he chopped off his toe
In a Huntsville prison where he got his parole
Then he traveled to Dallas where he found him a friend
It was Miss Bonnie Parker and that's where it all began
They found them a driver for their get away Ford
They was soon well known through a dozen states or more
Then Clyde's brother Buck and his pretty wife Blanche
Joined them and that made up the famous Barrow Gang
Bonnie Parker was a poet and Blanche Barrow was a cook
Clyde was a fast draw and Buck a smarter crook
Their driver was a wonderful mechanic so they say
And soon they were all famous in their own peculiar way
The stories were so many that you couldn't read them all
The legend grew and grew about the Barrows and the law
The Barrow gang swept through the land and many were their friends
But pretty soon they realized the law was closin' in
Out near Dexter Iowa they had a change of luck
In a gunfight with police Clyde lost his brother Buck
But Clyde and Bonnie got away the second time that year
Bonnie wrote her poems and she knew the end was near
At 9:15 on May the 23rd and '34
Near Shrevesport Louisiana death was knockin' at the door
Clyde Barrow and Miss Bonnie Parker came to meet a friend
And realized too late that they had come to meet their end
The story of Bonnie and Clyde they died as they lived by the gun
The story of Bonnie and Clyde their names are remembered as one
A História de Bonnie e Clyde
A história de Bonnie e Clyde é a história que os mais velhos conheciam
A história de Bonnie e Clyde, se você ouvir, eu vou te contar
Clyde Barrow não queria trabalhar, então cortou o dedo do pé
Em uma prisão em Huntsville, onde conseguiu sua liberdade condicional
Depois ele viajou pra Dallas, onde encontrou um amigo
Era a senhorita Bonnie Parker, e foi aí que tudo começou
Eles arranjaram um motorista pro carro de fuga
Logo ficaram bem conhecidos em uma dúzia de estados ou mais
Então o irmão de Clyde, Buck, e sua linda esposa Blanche
Se juntaram a eles e formaram a famosa Gangue Barrow
Bonnie Parker era poeta e Blanche Barrow era cozinheira
Clyde era rápido no gatilho e Buck um ladrão mais esperto
O motorista deles era um mecânico maravilhoso, dizem por aí
E logo todos ficaram famosos à sua maneira peculiar
As histórias eram tantas que você não conseguia ler todas
A lenda cresceu e cresceu sobre os Barrow e a lei
A gangue Barrow varreu a terra e muitos eram seus amigos
Mas logo perceberam que a lei estava se aproximando
Perto de Dexter, Iowa, tiveram uma mudança de sorte
Em um tiroteio com a polícia, Clyde perdeu seu irmão Buck
Mas Clyde e Bonnie escaparam pela segunda vez naquele ano
Bonnie escreveu seus poemas e sabia que o fim estava próximo
Às 9:15 do dia 23 de maio de 34
Perto de Shreveport, Louisiana, a morte batia à porta
Clyde Barrow e a senhorita Bonnie Parker foram encontrar um amigo
E perceberam tarde demais que tinham vindo encontrar seu fim
A história de Bonnie e Clyde, eles morreram como viveram, pela arma
A história de Bonnie e Clyde, seus nomes são lembrados como um só
Composição: Tom T. Hall