Billy The Rover Songtext

Billy was a rover who was ridin' on a horse of steel He was living wild and fast in a little town by the hills He was living wild and fast his free live of a rover The barkeeper was the man's best friend He was spending all his money on whiskey and beer He was drinking and dancing his troubles away In 1960 his government said "com'on son! You have to say farewell 'cause there's work to be done!" So Billy got a tin hat and Billy got a gun And they sent him far, far away And Billy said "so long and farewell" to his friends And he never would be seen again. In December he was coming back to his hometown Thank god no one there was waiting for him 'cause he lost an arm and he lost a lag back on the battlefield And he humped the street along. He was living wild and fast...