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 SHOULDERS
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
4 BAR
BREAK
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
FORGETTIN'
ALL THE WORDS
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
THE LETTER AWAY