Billy Don't Be A Hero-Sweet/Brian Connolly

[ti:Billy Don'T Be A Hero] [ar:Paper Lace] [al:Billy Don't Be A Hero] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Billy Don't Be A Hero - Sweet/Brian Connolly [00:24.89]The marching band [00:26.12]Came down along main street [00:28.19] [00:28.77]The soldier blues fell in behind [00:31.27] [00:32.64]I looked across and there i saw billy [00:35.88] [00:36.81]Waiting to go and join the line [00:39.11] [00:40.60]And with her head upon his shoulder [00:43.58] [00:44.65]His young and lovely fiancee [00:47.06] [00:48.66]From where i stood i saw she was crying [00:51.81] [00:52.69]And through her tears i heard her say [00:55.23] [00:56.55]Billy don't be a hero [00:58.80] [00:59.39]Don't be a fool with your life [01:01.71] [01:04.47]Billy don't be a hero [01:06.90] [01:07.44]Come back and make me your wife [01:09.74] [01:11.95]And billy started to go she said [01:16.82]Keep your brilliant head low [01:19.62] [01:20.68]Billy don't be a hero come back to me [01:25.01] [01:33.09]The soldier blues [01:34.33]Were trapped on a hillside [01:36.24] [01:37.08]The battle raging all around [01:39.66] [01:41.08]The sergeant cried [01:42.52]We've got to hang on boys [01:44.49] [01:45.18]We've got to hold this piece of ground [01:47.73] [01:49.07]I need a volunteer to ride up [01:52.37] [01:53.18]And bring us back some extra men [01:55.77] [01:57.13]And billy's hand was up in a moment [02:00.31] [02:01.21]Forgettin' all the words she said [02:04.06] [02:04.85]She said [02:05.72] [02:07.14]Billy don't be a hero [02:09.28] [02:09.91]Don't be a fool with your life [02:12.30] [02:14.93]Billy don't be a hero [02:17.31] [02:17.98]Come back and make me your wife [02:20.35] [02:22.54]And billy started to go she said [02:27.26]Keep your brilliant head low [02:30.25] [02:31.21]Billy don't be a hero come back to me [02:35.58] [02:39.77]I heard his fiancee got a letter [02:43.18] [02:43.93]That told how billy died that day [02:46.65] [02:48.06]The letter said that he was a hero [02:51.27] [02:52.22]She should be proud he died that way [02:55.42] [02:56.50]I heard she threw that letter away