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verse 1
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Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe
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Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away
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They both robbed and killed until both of them died
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So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde
verse 2
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The poems that she wrote of the life that they led
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Told of the lawmen left dying or dead
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Now some say that Clyde made her life a shame
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But the legend made Bonnie the head of the gang
verse 3
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Their rampage grew wilder with each passing day
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Their odds growing smaller with each get-a-way
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The end getting closer the harder they fought
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With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught
verse 4
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They drove back from town on one bright summer day
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When a man they befriended stepped out in the way
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With no thought of dying they pulled to the side
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But death lay there waiting for Bonnie & Clyde
Verse 5
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Two years of running was ended that day
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For robbin' and killin' they both had to pay
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But We'll always remember how they lived an died
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So goes the Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
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Composição de Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens