Billy, Don't Be A Hero

[00:25.26] The marchin' band came down along Main Street
[00:28.84] The Soldier Blues fell in behind
[00:33.31] I looked across and there I saw Billy
[00:37.87] Waiting to go and join the line
[00:40.51] And with her head upon his shoulder
[00:44.12] His young and lovely fiancée
[00:48.64] From where I stood I saw she was cryin'
[00:53.14] And through her tears I heard her say
[00:55.91] "Billy don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life"
[01:04.05] "Billy don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife"
[01:12.18] And as Billy started to go, she said, "Keep your pretty head low"
[01:20.23] "Billy don't be a hero, come back to me"
[01:32.96] The Soldier Blues were trapped on a hillside
[01:37.45] The battle ragin' all around
[01:41.99] The sergeant cried, "We've gotta hang on boys"
[01:45.52] "We've gotta hold this piece of ground"
[01:50.06] "I need a volunteer to ride out"
[01:53.77] "And bring us back some extra men"
[01:57.35] And Billy's hand was up in a moment
[02:04.56] Forgettin' all the words she said, she said
[02:06.30] "Billy don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life"
[02:15.37] "Billy don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife"
[02:22.53] And as Billy started to go, she said, "Keep your pretty head low"
[02:30.70] "Billy don't be a hero, come back to me"
[02:39.77] I heard his fiancée got a letter
[02:44.25] That told how Billy died that day
[02:48.72] The letter said that he was a hero
[02:53.20] She should be proud, he died that way
[02:56.85] I heard she threw the letter away
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