William Reedy: Music

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This is the story of the man after whom William Reedy was named.

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Billy O’Brien went to war
He ain’t coming back no more
He’ll be gone eternally
That’s the way it had to be

He dreamed, one day he would fly
Through the air across the sky
“When I grow up,” he would say
“I’ll take off and fly away”

National emergency
Soldiers came from Germany
To a country far away
Hurting people every day

Billy O’Brien was heard to say,
“Someone has to make them pay”
So he flew across the sea
To the coast of Normandy

Into battle he did fly
They shot his plane out of the sky
His whole life went flashing by
So a young man had to die
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Back at home his mother cried
Because her only son had died
His father broke down once he knew
And his baby sister too

They brought his body home to bury
In a south side cemetery
In his honor “Taps” was played
At the spot where he was laid

Children marching off to war
Like they always did before
Guns and bombs and tanks and planes
Thirst and hunger, fear and pain

Children marching off to war
Be careful what you’re wishing for
‘Cause on the day your dream comes true
You may be gone forever, too
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