Bo Donaldson Billy Don`t Be A Hero Lyrics

Billy Don`t Be A Hero Lyrics

Billy Don't Be A Hero

 

 -Artists: Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods from "Super Hits Of the 70's-Have A

 -Nice Day-Vol. 13"-Rhino R4 70760

 -peak Billboard position # 1 for 2 weeks in 1974

 -competing version by Paper Lace also hit # 1 for 1 week

 -Words and Music by Mitch Murray and Peter Robin Callander

 

 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'

 BRAnd through her tears I heard her say

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 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life"

 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife"

 BRAnd as he started to go she said "Billy, keep your head lo-o-ow"

 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me"

 BR

 BRThe soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside

 BRThe battle raging all around

 BRThe sergeant cried "We've got to hang on, boys"

 BR"We got to hold this piece a'ground"

 BR"I need a volunteer to ride up"

 BR"And bring us back some extra men"

 BRAnd Billy's hand was up in a moment

 BRForgettin' all the words she said

 BR

 BRShe said

 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life"

 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife"

 BRAnd as he started to go she said "Billy, keep your head lo-o-ow"

 BR"Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me"

 BR

 BRI heard his fiancee got a letter

 BRThat told how Billy died that day

 BRThe letter said that he was a hero

 BRShe should be proud he died that way

 BRI heard she threw that letter away

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 MILITARY drums and fifes to end

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 BRTranscribed by Robin Hood

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 BRThese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above

 BRand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings,
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 BRmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.

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