[00:16.038]The marchin' band came down along Main Street
[00:19.827]The soldier-blues fell in behind
[00:23.868]I looked across and there I saw Billy
[00:27.452]Waiting to go and join the line
[00:31.702]And with her head upon his shoulder
[00:35.537]His young and lovely fiancee
[00:39.549]From where I stood I saw she was cryin'
[00:43.269]And through her tears I heard her say
[00:47.173]"Billy don't be a hero don't be a fool with your life"
[00:54.883]"Billy don't be a hero come back and make me your wife"
[01:02.312]And as billy started to go she said "keep your Billy head lo-o-ow"
[01:10.445]"Billy don't be a hero come back to me"
[01:22.363]The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside
[01:26.171]The battle raging all around
[01:30.113]The sergeant cried "We've got to hang on boys"
[01:33.953]"We got to hold this piece a' ground"
[01:37.968]"I need a volunteer to ride up"
[01:41.833]"And bring us back some extra men"
[01:45.828]And Billy's hand was up in a moment
[01:49.660]Forgettin' all the words she said
[01:53.523]She said
[01:55.746]"Billy don't be a hero don't be a fool with your life"
[02:03.281]"Billy don't be a hero come back and make me your wife"
[02:11.069]And as billy started to go she said "keep your Billy head lo-o-ow"
[02:18.790]"Billy don't be a hero come back to me”
[02:26.599]I heard his fiancee got a letter
[02:30.659]That told how Billy died that day
[02:34.519]The letter said that he was a hero
[02:38.921]She should be proud he died that way
[02:43.006]I heard she threw that letter away

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'
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 Billy head lo-o-ow"
"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 got to hold this piece a' 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 Billy 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 that letter away