Billy Dont Be A Hero

Composer：Peter Callander/Mitch Murray

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 Fiancee,
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 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.