John Wesley Hardin, an infamous outlaw,
Most feared gunfighter of the old west.
Rumored to have killed nearly forty men,
A prolific gunslinger above the rest.

Pursued by three soldiers for a murder,
Hardin ambushed and killed all three.
Accomplished while just a teenager,
Which allowed him to remain free.

At 16, Hardin had many notches on his gun,
Killed a man threatening him in a card game.
Shot a circus man for an unknown reason,
An attempted robber died from his aim.

He killed an Indian, just for practice,
Never a hesitation or remorse.
A feared gunslinger he was,
A growing body count from deadly force.

So mean, he shot a man for snoring,
Killed two more over a card game.
At 21, killed a deputy in a shoot-out,
Dead or Alive bounty added to his fame.

While living in Abilene,
Juan Bideno killed his friend.
Circumstances were unclear,
But Hardin brought Juan's life to an end.

Captured by Texas Rangers on a train,
Spent nearly twenty years in the fed.
In El Paso, argued with a Peace Officer,
Who shot Hardin in the back of his head.