Billy, Don't Be A Hero-Top of the Poppers

[ti:Billy, Don't Be A Hero] [ar:Top of the Poppers] [al:TOP OF THE POPS 37] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Top of the Poppers [00:30.52]The marchin' band came [00:31.84]Down along Maine Street [00:34.47]The soldier blues fell in behind [00:38.73]I looked across and there I saw Billy [00:42.86]Waiting to go and join the line [00:45.73] [00:46.97]And with her head upon his shoulder [00:50.60] [00:51.11]His young and lovely fiance [00:53.68] [00:55.27]From where I stood I saw she was cryin' [00:59.31]And through her tears I heard her say [01:03.19]Billy don't be a hero [01:06.07]Don't be a fool with your life [01:09.56] [01:11.49]Billy don't be a hero come back [01:15.35]And make me your wife [01:17.83] [01:19.25]And as Billy started to go [01:22.55] [01:23.23]She said keep your pretty head low [01:28.21]Billy don't be a hero [01:31.16]Come back to me [01:33.34] [01:41.23]The soldier blues [01:42.39]Were trapped on a hillside [01:45.25]The battle raging all around [01:49.48]The sergeant cried [01:50.75]We've got to hang on boys [01:53.57]We've gotta hold this piece of ground [01:56.60] [01:57.60]I need a volunteer to ride out [02:01.74]And bring us back some extra men [02:04.61] [02:05.90]And Billy's hand was up in a moment [02:09.85]Forgettin' all the words she said she said [02:15.69]Billy don't be a hero [02:18.59]Don't be a fool with your life [02:21.89] [02:23.55]Billy don't be a hero [02:26.65]Come back and make me your wife [02:29.64] [02:31.27]And as Billy started to [02:33.58]Go she said [02:35.95]Keep your pretty head low [02:39.90]Billy don't be a hero [02:42.89]Come back to me [02:45.43] [02:48.67]I heard his fiance got a letter [02:53.00]That told how Billy died that day [02:56.48] [02:57.24]The letter said that he was a hero [03:01.64]She should be proud he died that way [03:04.79] [03:05.93]I heard she threw the letter away