THE MARCHING BAND CAME
DOWN ALONG MAIN STREET
THE SOLDIER BLUES
FELL IN BEHIND
I LOOKED AROSS
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 BILLY STARTED TO GO
SHE SAID KEEP YOUR
PRETTY 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'VE 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 BILLY STARTED TO GO
SHE SAID KEEP YOUR
PRETTY 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
THE LETTER AWAY...