Escrita por Mark Knopfler, foi gravada entre 28 de novembro e 12 de dezembro de 1978, no Compass Point, em Nassau e lançada em 5 de junho de 1979 no disco Communiqué, o segundo disco da banda. Foi produzida por Barry Beckett e Jerry Wexler. Mark Knopfler cantou, tocou guitarra solo e base. David Knopfler tocou guitarra base e fez backing vocals. John Illsley tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Pick Withers tocou bateria. Barry Beckett tocou teclado.
A letra:
Some
people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limit
Scaring the
pedestrians for a minute
Crossing up progress driving on the
grass
Leaving just enough room to pass
Sunday driver never took
a test
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west
Yes it's no use saying that you don't
know nothing
It's still gonna get you if you don't do
something
Sitting on a fence that's a dangerous course
Oh, you
could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force
Even the
hero gets a bullet in the chest
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the
west
Mother Mary your children are
slaughtered
Some of you mothers ought to lock up your
daughters
Who's protecting the innocents
Heap big trouble in
the land of plenty
Tell me how we're gonna do what's best
You
guess once upon a time in the west
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the
west
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west
Oh yeah, once upon a
time in the west
once upon a time in the west
Once
upon a time in the west
Once upon a time in the west
Once upon
a time in the west
Once upon a time in the west
Once upon a
time in the west
Once upon a time in the west
Once upon a time
in the west
Once upon a time in the west
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