Werewolf:Five Man Electrical Band.
#28 in Canada and #64 USA in 1974.
#1.
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Mama said,'There's something weird about Billy..
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I looked in his room, his bed wasn't slept in at
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all last night.'
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But Papa said, 'Ah, now, Mama, don't you go talking silly.
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He's just a young boy, he's just sowing his wild oats..
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and that's all right.
#2.
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But Mama said, 'No, there's something real strange about
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my Billy.
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The farmer down the road said he lost a few of his sheep
last night.
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I know he's my own flesh and blood but he makes my blood
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run chilly..
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Cause I saw him from my window and he was on the hill
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just screaming at the moonlight.
CHORUS:
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Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
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And is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?
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#3.
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So, Papa said, 'I guess there's only one thing to do about Billy.
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Hand me down my gun, son..bring along that silver dinner bell.
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But Mama said, 'Papa, I beg you, don't kill him..
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Cause I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in Hell.
#4.
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But he went down to the blacksmith, got him out of bed and said,
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'Get your fire hot...oh, shut up your shutters and close down
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the doors..We're gonna need all the heat you got.
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Cause I want you to melt my silver bell down to a single shot.
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I got a job to do and I got to get it done before the sun comes up.'
CHORUS:
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Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
#5.
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Then we heard a shot and I said, 'Papa got 'im.'
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Then we heard a scream and Mama smiled and said, 'Betcha Billy got him."
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But when I lifted up my eyes, there was Papa in the doorway staring
at the floor.
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And my big brother Billy never did come home, no more.
CHORUS:
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Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
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And is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?
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