My Billy

My Billy. My Billy, bravest of the brave, Fought metal tooth and iron cross. Through Flanders field of bleedin’ red And on to mourn their loss. My Billy, full of life and love, A boy still to his Mam, Left far behind these cobbled shores To fight the beast in man. This trench, this tomb, this hellish hell. No mortal eye should see. My Billy, broken limb from life, Lies far away from me. One hundred years, one million tears, One memory thought anew, My Billy, bravest of the brave, Gave freedom back to you.