Billy Don't Be A Hero Lyrics

The marching band came down along main street
the soldiers blue step in behind
I looked acrss and there I saw Billy
waiting to go and goin the line
and with her head upon his shoulder
his young and lovely fiance
from were I stood I saw she was crying
and through a tear I heard her say

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"Billy don't be a hero,
don't be a fool with your life
Billy don't be a hero,
come back and make me your wife"
and as Billy started to go
she said "keep your pretty head low
Billy don't be a hero come back to me"

The soldiers blue were traped on a hill side
the battle raging all around
The seargent cried "we've got to hang on boys
we've got to hold this peice of land
I need a voluteer to ride up 
and bring us back some extra men"
And Billys hand was up in a moment
Forgeting all the words she said

She said
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I heard his fiance got a lettter 
that told how billy died that day
the lettter said that he was a hero 
she should be proud he died that way
I heard she threw the letter away

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