The Ballad of Paladin is the opening theme song to the 50’s-60’s Western “Have Gun – Will Travel.” It was sung by Johnny Western. The song reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. It was heavily used in the film Stand By Me, based on Stephen King’s novella “The B...
Have gun will travel, reads the card of a man
A knight without armor in a savage land
His fast gun hire, heeds the calling wind
A soldier of fortune, is a man called --- Pal-a- din
Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam
Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home
He travels on to where ever he must
A chess knight of silver is his badge of trust
There are campfire legends that the Blade's men sing
Of the man with the gun, of the man called --- Pal-a- din
[C] Paladin, Paladin, [F] where do you [C] roam
Paladin, Paladin, [F] far, far from [C] home
[F] Far from [C] home, [F] far from [C] home
The Ballad Of Paladin was written by Sam Rolfe & Bernard Herrmann & Johnny Western.
The Ballad Of Paladin was produced by Johnny Western.
Johnny Western released The Ballad Of Paladin on Sat Sep 14 1957.