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