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Billy came from the east |
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You came from the sea |
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Came with a heart full of hope |
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And a head full of dreams |
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I danced in your arms |
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And then in your arms I did sleep |
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And you promised me |
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Never would I ever weep |
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Wake up, Billy my love |
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I'm goin' away |
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I can't stand to see you |
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Dyin' this way |
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Your dreams aren't your own, now |
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They belong to the habit you keep |
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They belong to the needle |
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The serum, the sleep |
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Billy, a letter that came |
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Said you passed away |
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Arms so shot full of holes |
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No life they could hold |
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I'll cut off your limbs |
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And bury your body at sea |
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And leave your arms on the shore |
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For the buzzards to eat |
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Billy, you came from the east |
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You came from the sea |
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Came with a heart full of hope |
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And a head full of dreams |
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Go rest in peace, now |
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On the bed of the ocean you'll sleep |
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And you never will wake |
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And forever I'll weep |
