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.
That is the code of the West.
That is the code of the West!
Now one man is kind of a stranger,
One a man we all trust.
They’re both too proud to retreat from danger.
Soon one will lie in the dust.
Goodbye Jane, good-bye Joel
Soon one will lie in the dust.
That is the code of the West.
That is the code of the West!
They don’t claim to hate one another,
But they’re caught in the web.
Sometimes a man has to fight his brother.
Pity Raphael and poor Reb!
Goodbye Jane, good-bye Joel
Pity Raphael and poor Reb.
That is the code of the West.
That is the code of the West!
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.
That is the code of the West.
That is the code of the West!
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!
