Billy and Sue (1966)
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1. This is the story ‘bout Billy and Sue,
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they
were right in love as were any
two,
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and
yet Billy had to d.....ie,
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and
when you hear the reason why, you’ll hang your head and cr.....y.
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2. Billy and Sue met the first day of school,
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and
ever since lived by the golden
rule,
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because
when you do unto others,
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what
you wouldn’t want done to you, you’d have to be a foo........l.
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3. This mutual agreement of love and trust,
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made
them travel the road to marriage or bust,
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and
when Billy was old enough to take a wife,
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he
was old enough to fight for his country and his way of li.........fe.
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Sue’s letters came every day,
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strengthened
his cause, they showed him the way
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to
fight for his country and the girl he loved,
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that’s
a soldier’s only pay.
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4. But then Billy heard no more from Sue,
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he
was worried sick, but what could he do ?
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The bullets were screaming as
he hugged the ground,
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and
back home Sue was runnin’ rou......nd.
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5. Billy was getting’ less and less strong,
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his hope,
his faith was almost gone,
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and
then like a miracle a letter appeared,
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Billy tore the letter open and
he read “Dear Jo......hn”.
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6. A look came over Billy that would scare a ghost,
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a
familiar look seen on soldiers coast
to coast,
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and
even though the air was filled with lead,
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Billy jumped up - - - they
shot him dea........d.
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7. Billy was buried in a far away grave,
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it
read “For his country his life he
gave.”
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But that epitaph was only a
part,
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he
didn’t die from a bullet, but he died from a broken hea........rt ...
(B.J. Thomas)