Testo di Billy Don't Be A Hero

The marching band came down along main street The soldier blues fell in behind I looked across and there I saw billy Waiting to go and join the line And with her head upon his shoulder His young and lovely fiancée From where I stood I saw she was crying And through her tears I heard her say Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife And as he started to go She said billy keep your head low Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside The battle raging all around The sergeant cried, we've got to hang on boys We've got to hold this piece of ground I need a volunteer to ride up And bring us back some extra men And billy's hand was up in a moment Forgetting all the words she said She said Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife And as he started to go She said billy keep your head low Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me I heard his fiancée got a letter That told how billy died that day The letter said that he was a hero She should be proud he died that way I heard she threw that letter away