On the twenty third of March nineteen thirteen
The Coal Port of Union Bay was quiet and serene
Constable Ross and Westaway were making their rounds
Nothing ever happened in this quiet little town
In the Fraser Bishop Store they saw a strange light
They went in to check it out it was just another night
Without fear or apprehension they both walked through the door
Westaway came face to face with a deadly forty four.
Chorus:
Henry Wagner was an outlaw he robbed them banks and trains
He rode with the Wild Bunch on the Colorado Plains
Cassidy and Sundance they disappeared its a mystery to this day
But Wagner met his waterloo right here in Union Bay
The outlaw raised his pistol and fired it in the dark
As if guided by the devil's hand the bullet found its mark
With brute force and a billy club Ross brought that outlaw down
And in the fight followed he laid him on the ground
Bridge
Goodbye Harry Westaway goodbye my friend
Your memory lives in our hearts until we meet again
The preacher at the service and the town folks gathered round
They all cried for Westaway when they laid him in the ground
As for Henry Wagner they sentenced him to die
They hung him in Nanai
mo upon the gallows high.
Chorus
credits
from Diary of a Coaltown,
released June 21, 2008
Gordon Carter - Vocals and Guitar
Trent Freeman - Fiddle
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