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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 ...
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