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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 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 got to hang on, boys"

"We 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

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 the letter away