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 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 LOW
BILLY DON'T BE A HERO
COME BACK TO ME
THE SOLDIER BLUES
WERE TRAPPED ON
A HILLSIDE
THE BATTLE RAGIN'
ALL AROUND
THE SERGEANT CRIED
WE'VE GOTTA
HANG ON BOYS
WE GOTTA 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
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
THE LETTER AWAY