The Story of Bonnie & Clyde Lyrics

You've heard the story of Jesse James

Of how he lived and died

If you're still in need of something to read

Here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde

Now Bonnie and Clyde are the Barrow Gang

I'm sure you all have read

How they rob and steal and those who squeal

Are usually found dying or dead

They call them cold-hearted killers

They say they are heartless and mean

But I say this with pride that I once knew Clyde

When he was honest and upright and clean

But the law fooled around and taking him down

And locking him up in a cell

Til he said to me I'll never be free

So I'll meet a few of them in hell

If a policeman is killed in Dallas

And they have no clue to guide

If they can't find a fiend they just wipe the slate clean

And hang it on Bonnie and Clyde

If they try to act like citizens

And rent them a nice little flat

About the third night they're invited to fight

By a sub-gun's rat-tat-tat

Some day they'll go down together

And they'll bury them side by side

To few it'll be grief to the law a relief

But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde