Will you go to the war Billy boy Billy boy

Will you go to the war charming Billy

It's a long ways away they are dying every day

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Can you use a bayonet Billy boy Billy boy

Can you use a bayonet charming Billy

No I haven't got the skill to murder and to kill

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Don't you want a silver medal Billy boy Billy boy

Don't you want a silver medal charming Billy

No desire do I feel to defend republic steel

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Don't you want to see the world Billy boy Billy boy

Don't you want to see the world charming Billy

No it wouldn't be much thrill to die for Dupont in Brazil

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Girls would like your uniform Billy boy Billy boy

Girls would like your uniform charming Billy

They wouldn't get much chance to love me

With six feet of earth above me

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Are you afraid to fight Billy boy Billy boy

Are you afraid to fight charming Billy

You can come around to me when England's a democracy

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

Will they take you from my side Billy boy Billy boy

Will they take you from my side charming Billy

Don't you worry mother dear I'm a staying over here

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother

He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother