The Haunting Legacy of Jack McCall: A Deadly Game of Cards!

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Jack McCall is primarily remembered as the cowardly assassin of "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the most legendary figures of the American Old West. On August 2, 1876, in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head while the famous lawman and gambler was playing poker. This act of violence, committed from behind, cemented McCall's place in history as a man lacking courage and honor. McCall's motive for the killing was murky and ever-changing. He initially claimed revenge for a supposed brother killed by Hickok in Kansas, a claim later proven false. It's more likely that a combination of drunkenness, a perceived slight from Hickok (who had allegedly offered him money for breakfast after a poker loss), and a desire for notoriety fueled his deadly act.
After the shooting, McCall attempted to flee but was quickly apprehended. He faced a miners' court and was initially acquitted, but federal authorities intervened. He was rearrested, tried in a proper court, and ultimately found guilty. On March 1, 1877, Jack McCall became the first person to be legally hanged in the Dakota Territory, meeting his fate for the murder of Wild Bill. His story remains a stark contrast to the romanticized figures of the Old West, serving as a cautionary tale of a petty, vindictive man whose desperate act earned him only infamy.

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The Haunting Legacy of Jack McCall: A Deadly Game of Cards!
LYRICS:
Crooked Nose Jack (Ballad of Jack McCall)

In Deadwood town, one August day,
The cards were fallin’ where Wild Bill played.
A gambler’s hand, aces and eights,
Turned out to be the twist of fate.

He sat with his back to the swingin’ door,
He’d warned folks 'bout that trick before.
But whiskey burned and pride ran deep,
And crooked Jack found easy sleep.

Oh, Crooked Nose Jack, you shot him down,
Didn’t face him like a man in town.
One .45 behind the head,
Now Wild Bill lies cold and dead.
And the cards still whisper in the wind—
The coward’s gun, it don’t pretend.

Bill tossed him coins when Jack was broke,
Just a breakfast, maybe a joke.
But pride’s a beast with teeth and claws,
And mercy ain’t no outlaw's cause.

He claimed revenge for a brother’s fall,
Some Kansas tale he couldn’t recall.
But truth came out before the rope—
Jack never had no kin, just smoke.

Oh, Crooked Nose Jack, you ran and lied,
Told your tale with a drunken pride.
But talk gets loud where law runs thin,
And the noose came tight for your deadly sin.
Now the hills remember what you done,
The coward’s way, the coward’s gun.

Wild Bill rode with law and lead,
Left a trail of the restless dead.
Dead Man’s Hand clenched in his grip,
While fate drew close with a silent tip.
He wasn’t perfect, sure as hell,
But he stood his ground, and he wore it well.

They caught you boastin’ in a Wyoming haze,
Lost in your own dark, drunken praise.
Dragged you back through mud and stone,
Hung you high and left you alone.

Oh, Crooked Nose Jack, you met your fate,
First man hanged in Dakota state.
Buried with the rope still bitin’ tight,
No name, no stone, no final rite.
And the legend rides on like the setting sun,
But no song sings for the coward’s gun.

"Some say the hand he held was cursed...
But maybe it was just the seat he took,
and the man behind the gun."

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