From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <brin-l@mccmedia.com>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com>
Subject: Re: Hello (hello, hello)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:38:39 -0600
Horn, John wrote:
> 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 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
>
> 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 that letter away ...
>
> I'm surprised no one posted this one yet...
>
> Special points if you know which war this song was written about!
>
Soldier blues?
The Civil War?
xponent
Guessaroonio Maru
rob
Oh, decidedly. The War Between the States.
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