Lyric discussion by hairychester 

It's based on the Doolin-Dalton gang. Bill Doolin and Will Dalton were notorious outlaws. When Doolin hooked up with the Dalton brothers, they were a major threath. They did rob banks in Coffeyville, where as I recall a few of the Dalton brothers got killed in the process.

It's a great story (the entire Desperado album) if you dig deep into it and the best Eagles album (That's Eagles, not THE EAGLES you sillybuns)

gunslinger.com/doolin.html

@hairychester Thanks. So the album is a concept album then. That link, btw, is it still workin?

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