Misc Traditional - Billy reid

I'll ^Dsing You a song of a ^Gterrible wrong When the ^Dflag it flew at half ^Amast When a ^Dman he lay dead was ^Griddled with led And he ^Ddied on the ^Astreets of ^DBelfast

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland

It ^Dhappened one day when the ^Gbold I.R.A Went ^Dout to fight for their ^Aland With an ^Dold Thompson gun, put the ^Gtroops on the run To re^Dturn to their ^Ahome was their ^Dplan

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland

While re^Dtuning the gun Billy ^Gmet British huns And ^Dwhen the fight had be^Agun His ^Dposition was dire and the ^Ggun wouldn't fire And he ^Ddied with that ^Aold Thompson ^Dgun

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland

Al^Dthough he lay dead he was ^Gkicked in the head By the ^Dhair they dragged him a^Around They ^Dstill fear him yet and they'll ^Gnever forget How ^Dbrave Billy ^AReid stood his ^Dground

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland

If you ^Dthink he was right come and ^Gjoin in the fight And ^Dhelp to free Bel^Afast For the ^Dblood Billy shed al^Gthough he lies dead In our ^Dhearts his ^Amemory will ^Dlast

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland

Oh, the ^GRadio said was ^Danother shot ^Bmdead And he ^Ddied with a gun in his ^Ahand But they ^Ddidn't say why Billy ^GReid had to die For he ^Ddied to ^Afree ^DIreland