Fr om the four winds we have come Katie Elder
Four brothers on the r un Katie E lder .
All your lit tle ones have grown and we've rea ped what we have s own
Yes we've reaped what we have sown Katie Elder.
Oh the wi nd blows li ke the devil wh en it bl ows
And the bo y grows up and like the wi nd he goes.
So mo thers teach your so ns to no t live by a gu n
And to no t live like the so ns of Katie Eld er
And to no t live like the so ns of Katie Eld er.
I th ink you'd understand Katie Elder
That a man is just a ma n Katie E lder .
They're bo und to cut him down if he do esn't stand his gr ound
But they haven't cut us down yet Katie Elder.
Oh the wi nd blows li ke the devil wh en it bl ows
And the bo y grows up and like the wi nd he goes.
So mo thers teach your so ns to no t live by a gu n
And to no t live like the so ns of Katie El der
And to no t live like the so ns of Katie El der.
We'll tr y to make it right Katie Elder
No more hidin' in the nig ht Katie E lder .
I v ow it on your grave by all the th ings we never ga ve
And mistakes that we all made Katie Elder.
Oh the wi nd blows li ke the devil wh en it bl ows
And the bo y grows up and like the wi nd he goes.
So mo thers teach your so ns to no t live by a gu n
And to no t live like the so ns of Katie El der
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