i ll sing you a song of a terrible wrong when the flag it flew at half mast when a man he lay dead was riddled with led and he died on the streets of belfast oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland it happend one day when the bold i r a went out to fight for their land with an old thompson gun put the troops on the run to return to their home was their plan oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland while retuning the guns billy met british huns and when the fight was begun his poosition was dire and the gun wouldn t fire and he died with that old thompson gun oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland although he lay dead he was kicked in the head by the heir they dragged him around but they still fear him yet the will never forget how brave billy reid stood his ground oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland if you think he was right come and join in the fight and help to free belfast for the blood billy shed although he lies dead in our hearts his memory will last oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland oh the radio said was another shot dead and he died with a gun in his hand but they didn t say why billy reid had to die for he died to free ireland