Poor Billy

from Bastard Man of Ruin by H. J. Doom

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lyrics

Billy he fancied a sailor
He loved the salt spray and the foam
He found a lively young jacktar
Invited him home to his room
But he went a courting disaster
For the sailor was mad as a snake
The devil rode hard on his elbow
And told him poor Billy to take

Chorus

So I’ll shed a tear for poor Billy
He wanted a body to hold
So I’ll shed a tear for poor Billy
His body is heavy and cold

The sailor had rope and sharp blade
He trussed the young lad like a hog
Went to work with the cutter
Then slipped off away in the fog
Leaving his victim to bleed out
And cry for his mother at last
Pulling with weakening fingers
At knots that so cruelly held fast

Chorus

He only wanted a comfort
Someone to hold him and say
That the world with all its injustice
For a moment would be kept away
The sailor was swallowed by darkness
And in madness he took his own life
Damned by his murderous impulse
He tore his own throat with the knife

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from Bastard Man of Ruin, released August 23, 2022
Words and music by H. J. Doom

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