[00:15.410]The marching band
[00:16.610]came down along Main Street
[00:19.160]The soldier blues fell in behind
[00:23.190]I looked across and there I saw Billy
[00:27.600]Waiting to go and join the line
[00:31.800]And with her head upon his shoulder
[00:34.910]His young and lovely fiancee
[00:38.930]From where I stood I saw she was crying
[00:42.780]And through her tears I heard her say
[00:45.630]
[00:46.630]Billy, don't be a hero,
[00:49.330]don't be a fool with your life
[00:54.260]Billy, don't be a hero,
[00:57.200]come back and make me your wife
[01:02.140]And as he started to go she said,
[01:05.950]Billy, keep your head low
[01:09.970]Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
[01:15.880]
[01:21.920]The soldier blues
[01:23.100]were trapped on a hillside
[01:25.740]The battle raging all around
[01:29.850]The sergeant cried,
[01:31.100]We've got to hang on, boys!
[01:33.800]We've got to hold this piece of ground
[01:37.720]I need a volunteer to ride up
[01:41.610]And bring us back some extra men
[01:45.539]And Billy's hand was up in a moment
[01:49.490]Forgettin' all the words she said
[01:52.289]
[01:53.500]She said
[01:55.140]Billy, don't be a hero,
[01:57.960]don't be a fool with your life
[02:02.880]Billy, don't be a hero,
[02:05.780]come back and make me your wife
[02:10.600]And as he started to go she said,
[02:14.670]Billy, keep your head low
[02:18.500]Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
[02:23.720]
[02:26.660]I heard his fiancee got a letter
[02:30.600]That told how Billy died that day
[02:34.650]The letter said that he was a hero
[02:38.810]She should be proud he died that way
[02:43.100]I heard she threw that letter away ...
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