(Ballad of Colin Black)
From the film “The Proud and Profane”, 1956.
Words and music by Ross Bagdasarian.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There was a man, a fighting man
No force could ever tame
He drove his men and lived in sin
Colin Black was his name
He smiled at death, a handsome smile
For battle was his game
He knew no right but that of might
Colin Black was his name
Proudly Colin Black lived in bloody fame
Shameless Colin Black
With a heart that matched his name
He played at love and played it well
This man who had no shame
Was proud to clutch the devil’s touch
Colin Black was his name
There was a man, a fighting man
No force could ever tame
He drove his men and lived in sin
Colin Black was his name
He was a man, a fighting man
A legend he became
He loved and lied, the Devil’s pride
Colin Black was his name
Proudly Colin Black taught the way to hate
Shameless Colin Black
With a soul from Satan’s gate
He played at love and played it well
This man who had no shame
Was proud to clutch the devil’s touch
Colin Black was his name