Billy came from the east

You came from the sea

Came with a heart full of hope

And a head full of dreams

I danced in your arms

And then in your arms I did sleep

And you promised me

Never would I ever weep

Wake up, Billy my love

I'm goin' away

I can't stand to see you

Dyin' this way

Your dreams aren't your own, now

They belong to the habit you keep

They belong to the needle

The serum, the sleep

Billy, a letter that came

Said you passed away

Arms so shot full of holes

No life they could hold

I'll cut off your limbs

And bury your body at sea

And leave your arms on the shore

For the buzzards to eat

Billy, you came from the east

You came from the sea

Came with a heart full of hope

And a head full of dreams

Go rest in peace, now

On the bed of the ocean you'll sleep

And you never will wake

And forever I'll weep