Billy-Don't Be A Hero
Paper Lace
Artiest
Titel A-kant
Billy-Don't Be A Hero
Componist(en) A-kant
Mitch Murray, Peter Callander
Producer(s) A-kant
Mitch Murray, Peter Callander
Titel B-kant
Celia
Componist(en) B-kant
Mitch Murray, Peter Callander
Producer(s) B-kant
Mitch Murray, Peter Callander
Platenlabel
Philips
Catalogusnr
6000 139
Hoogste positie UK
1
Hoogste positie US
96
Album
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The marchin' 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 fiancee
From where I stood, I saw she was cryin'
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 lo-o-ow"
"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 got to hold this piece a'ground"
"I need a volunteer to ride up"
"And bring us back some extra men"
And Billy's hand was up in a moment
Forgettin' 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 lo-o-ow"
"Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me"
I heard his fiancee 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
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