Billy Don’T Be A Hero-Paper Lace

[ti:Billy Don’T Be A Hero] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Pop!] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Billy Don’T Be A Hero - Paper Lace [00:27.71]The marchin' band came down along Main Street [00:31.61]The soldier-blues fell in behind [00:34.33] [00:35.63]I looked across and there I saw Billy [00:39.51]Waiting to go and join the line [00:42.39] [00:43.44]And with her head upon his shoulder [00:47.50]His young and lovely fiancee [00:51.57]From where I stood, I saw she was cryin' [00:55.50]And through her tears I heard her say [00:58.24] [00:59.34]"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life" [01:05.20] [01:07.18]"Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife" [01:13.65] [01:14.99]And as billy started to go she said "keep your Billy head lo-o-ow" [01:23.46]"Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me" [01:29.05] [01:36.04]The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside [01:39.93]The battle raging all around [01:43.85]The sergeant cried "We've got to hang on, boys" [01:48.07]"We got to hold this piece a'ground" [01:50.95] [01:51.99]"I need a volunteer to ride up" [01:56.06]"And bring us back some extra men" [01:58.84] [02:00.05]And Billy's hand was up in a moment [02:03.83]Forgettin' all the words she said [02:07.16] [02:07.67]She said [02:09.69]"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life" [02:16.18] [02:18.12]"Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife" [02:24.42] [02:25.40]And as billy started to go she said "keep your Billy head lo-o-ow" [02:34.14]"Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me" [02:39.60] [02:42.60]I heard his fiancee got a letter [02:46.69]That told how Billy died that day [02:50.22] [02:50.88]The letter said that he was a hero [02:55.02]She should be proud he died that way [02:59.25]I heard she threw that letter away