A brave man will die in the morning,
Being true to his code.
Two men will fire at a given warning,
One will return down the road.
Goodbye Jane, good-bye Joel
One will return down the road.
A man must be true to his honor
Or be scorned by the crowd;
And though we know one will be a goner,
He’ll meet his Maker unbowed!
Goodbye Jane, good-bye Joel
He’ll meet his Maker unbowed.
It’s easy to live as a coward.
Some may say this is best;
Your heroes die just as life has flowered.
That is the code of the West!
Goodbye Jane, good-bye Joel
That is the code of the West!