Billy Don't Be a Hero-Paper Lace

[ti:Billy Don't Be a Hero] [ar:Paper Lace] [al:The Night Chicago Died] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Billy Don't Be a Hero - Paper Lace [00:24.99]The marchin' band came down along main street [00:28.47] [00:28.98]The soldier blues fell in behind [00:31.54] [00:33.01]I looked across and there I saw Billy [00:36.20] [00:36.89]Waiting to go and join the line [00:39.52] [00:40.91]And with her head upon his shoulder [00:43.72] [00:44.86]His young and lovely fiancee [00:47.78] [00:48.92]From where I stood I saw she was cryin' [00:52.63]And through her tears I heard her say [00:55.51] [00:56.66]Billy don't be a hero [00:59.04] [00:59.62]Don't be a fool with your life [01:02.33] [01:04.70]Billy don't be a hero [01:07.55]Come back and make me your wife [01:10.78] [01:12.23]And as Billy started to go [01:15.08] [01:16.06]She said keep your pretty head low [01:20.85]Billy don't be a hero come back to me [01:25.97] [01:33.34]The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside [01:37.32]The battle ragin' all around [01:39.90] [01:41.51]The sergeant cried we've gotta hang on boys [01:45.28]We've gotta hold this piece of ground [01:47.90] [01:49.41]I need a volunteer to ride out [01:52.67] [01:53.43]And bring us back some extra men [01:56.02] [01:57.49]And Billy's hand was up in a moment [02:00.97] [02:01.48]Forgettin' all the words she said she said [02:06.35] [02:07.30]Billy don't be a hero [02:10.09]Don't be a fool with your life [02:13.63] [02:15.40]Billy don't be a hero [02:18.11]Come back and make me your wife [02:21.46] [02:22.68]And as Billy started to go [02:25.44] [02:26.61]She said keep your pretty head low [02:31.44]Billy don't be a hero come back to me [02:36.92] [02:39.90]I heard his fiancee got a letter [02:44.07]That told how Billy died that day [02:47.06] [02:48.21]The letter said he was a hero [02:52.19]She should be proud he died that way [02:56.04] [02:56.69]I heard she threw the letter away