Artist: The Almanac Singers
Song: Billy Boy
Tuning - Standard
tabbed by electricbunny
[Verse 1]
C
Will you go to the war, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will you go to the war, charmin' Billy?
F C
It's a long ways away, they are dying every day.
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 2]
Can you use a bayonet, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Can you use a bayonet, charming Billy?
F C
No, I haven't got the skill to murder and to kill...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 3]
C
Don't you want a silver medal, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want a silver medal, charlin' Billy?
F C
No desire do I feel to defend Republic Steel...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 4]
C
Don't you want to see the world, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want to see the world, charmin' Billy?
F C
No, it wouldn't be much thrill to die for Dupont in Brazil...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 5]
C
Girls would like your uniform, Billy boy, Billy boy.
G
Girls would like your uniform, charlin' Billy.
F C
They wouldn't get much chance to love me with six feet of earth above me...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 6]
C
Are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Are you afraid to fight, charling Billy?
F C
You can come around to me when England's a democracy...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 7]
C
Will they take you from my side, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will they take you from my side, charming Billy?
F C
Don't you worry, mother dear, I'm a-stayin' over here...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.