Billy Reid - Irish Songs
I'll sing you a song of a terrible wrong
When the flags all flew at half mast
And a young man he lay dead
He'd been riddled with lead
He died on the streets of belfast
And the radio said as another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They never said why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
It happened one day when the bold ira
Set out to fight for their land
With an old thompson gun put the troops on the run
Return to their home was their plan
And the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They neve said why billy reid had to die
Her died to free ireland
While returning the guns billy met british huns
And when the fight had begun
His position was dire and his gun wouldn't fire
He died with that old thompson gun
And the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They never said why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
Allthough he lay dead he keep in the head
By the hair they dragged to him around
The still fear him yet and never forget
How brave billy reid stood his ground
Alnd the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They never said why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
And the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They did say why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
If you think he was right come and join in the fight
And help us to free belfast
For the blood that he shed and although he lay dead
In our hearts to memory will last
And the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They did say why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
And the radio said isn't another shot dead
He died with a gun in his hand
They did say why billy reid had to die
He died to free ireland
He died to free ireland
He died to free ireland
