Well I’ll be, would you look at those
Look at these black eyed peas
She looked at his plate where he sat and ate
Spelled out was MISERY
He gets up and goes to the bar
Where he always played those cards
He was shot in the head by a man they said
Wild Bill Hickok was dead
You’ve got to know when to see the signs
Pay attention to life sometimes
You’ve got to know when to see
And read those black eyed peas
The whole town mourned the man they loved
The greatest gun man around
Shot by a coward they did say
But Wild Bill Hickok was down
They buried him this man of fame
His legend lives on they say
But if only he had paid attention
He might have lived another day
You’ve got to know when to see the signs
Pay attention to life sometimes
You’ve got to know when to take the time to read
What’s in those black eyed peas.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem