Theme Song from “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” 1955
Words by Harold Adamson
Music by Harry Warren
The sheet music:
Lyrics
1. I’ll tell you a story, a real true life story
A tale of the Western Frontier
The West, it was lawless, but one man was flawless
And his is the story you’ll hear
Chorus
Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp
Brave, courageous and bold
Long live his fame and long live his glory
And long may his story be told
2. When he came to Kansas, to settle in Kansas
He planned on a peaceable life
Some goods and some chattel, a few head of cattle
A home and a sweet lovin’ wife
3. Now he wasn’t partial to being a Marshal,
But Fate went and dealt him his hand
While outlaws were lootin’, and killin’ and shootin’
He knew that he must take a stand
4. He cleaned up the country, the Old Wild West country
He made law and order prevail
And none can deny it, the legend of Wyatt
Forever will live on the trail