Who composed the song “Wild One” by Johnny Horton?

The song “Wild One” by Johnny Horton was composed by Merle Kilgore and Tillman Franks.

Johnny Horton

Wild One

Merle Kilgore / Tillman Franks

Give me my cycle with star-filled sky above
And a good lookin' woman with a heart full of love
I'll go to any honky in any old town cause I am the wild one and I'll never settle down
I am the wild one I am the wild one I am the wild one I'll never settle down

I got a gal in every town who claims she loves me so
I love 'em and leave 'em I want 'em all to know
That when I hear that wild wind a blowin' down the road
I know I'll have to travel fast and leave without a load
I am the wild one I am the wild one I am the wild one I'll never settle down

I am the wild I believe in travelin' light
Just me and my cycle speedin' through the night
I love a lotta women I take 'em all around I am the wild one I'll never settle down
I am the wild one I am the wild one I am the wild one I'll never settle down