Billy, Don’t Be a Hero
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods * Track #7 On Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
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Billy, Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
Performed by
Bo Donaldson and the HeywoodsProduced by
Mitch Murray & Peter CallanderWrited by
Peter Callander & Mitch MurrayAbout
Billy, Don’t Be A Hero was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander.
The song is about a man named Billy who joins the Army despite his fiancee’s worries & ends up being killed in action.
It was originally sung by Paper Lace and topped the U.K. Singles chart for three weeks in March of 1974...
Billy, Don’t Be a Hero Lyrics
[Verse 1:]
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 fiancee
From where I stood I saw she was crying
And through her tears I heard her say
[Chorus:]
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 hero
Come back to me
[Verse 2:]
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
Forgetting all the words she said
[Repeat Chorus:]
[Verse 3:]
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
Billy, Don’t Be a Hero Q&A
Who wrote Billy, Don’t Be a Hero's ?
Billy, Don’t Be a Hero was written by Peter Callander & Mitch Murray.
Who produced Billy, Don’t Be a Hero's ?
Billy, Don’t Be a Hero was produced by Mitch Murray & Peter Callander.