Biografia:
The Almanac Singers were a group of folk musicians who achieved brief popularity in the early 1940s. Members Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie began playing together informally after Seeger and Hays had been playing at left-wing political functions for a time. Mainstream national success began after the American Youth Congress meeting in Washington D.C. in February of 1941. Others who sang with the group at various times included Sis Cunningham
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Artist: The Almanac Singers
Song: Billy Boy
Tuning - Standard
tabbed by electricbunny
[Verse 1]
C
Will you go to the war, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will you go to the war, charmin' Billy?
F C
It's a long ways away, they are dying every day.
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 2]
Can you use a bayonet, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Can you use a bayonet, charming Billy?
F C
No, I haven't got the skill to murder and to kill...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 3]
C
Don't you want a silver medal, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want a silver medal, charlin' Billy?
F C
No desire do I feel to defend Republic Steel...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 4]
C
Don't you want to see the world, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want to see the world, charmin' Billy?
F C
No, it wouldn't be much thrill to die for Dupont in Brazil...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 5]
C
Girls would like your uniform, Billy boy, Billy boy.
G
Girls would like your uniform, charlin' Billy.
F C
They wouldn't get much chance to love me with six feet of earth above me...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 6]
C
Are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Are you afraid to fight, charling Billy?
F C
You can come around to me when England's a democracy...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 7]
C
Will they take you from my side, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will they take you from my side, charming Billy?
F C
Don't you worry, mother dear, I'm a-stayin' over here...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
Song: Billy Boy
Tuning - Standard
tabbed by electricbunny
[Verse 1]
C
Will you go to the war, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will you go to the war, charmin' Billy?
F C
It's a long ways away, they are dying every day.
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 2]
Can you use a bayonet, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Can you use a bayonet, charming Billy?
F C
No, I haven't got the skill to murder and to kill...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 3]
C
Don't you want a silver medal, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want a silver medal, charlin' Billy?
F C
No desire do I feel to defend Republic Steel...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 4]
C
Don't you want to see the world, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Don't you want to see the world, charmin' Billy?
F C
No, it wouldn't be much thrill to die for Dupont in Brazil...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 5]
C
Girls would like your uniform, Billy boy, Billy boy.
G
Girls would like your uniform, charlin' Billy.
F C
They wouldn't get much chance to love me with six feet of earth above me...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 6]
C
Are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Are you afraid to fight, charling Billy?
F C
You can come around to me when England's a democracy...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
[Verse 7]
C
Will they take you from my side, Billy boy, Billy boy?
G
Will they take you from my side, charming Billy?
F C
Don't you worry, mother dear, I'm a-stayin' over here...
G C
He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother.
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