[Verse]
I'll sing you a song of a terrible wrong,
When the flags they all blew at half mast,
When the man lay dead, he was riddled with lead,
And he died on the streets of Belfast.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
It happened one day, when the bold IRA,
Went out to fight for our land,
With an old Thompson, put the Brits on the run,
And return to their home was the plan.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
While returning the gun, Billy met British Huns,
And then a fight had begun,
His position was dire when his gun wouldn't fire,
So he died with the old Thompson gun.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
Although he lay dead, he was kicked in the head,
By the hair they dragged him around,
And they still fear him yet but they'll never forget,
How brave Billy Reid stood his ground.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
If you think he was right, come and join in our fight,
And help to free Belfast,
For the blood Billy shed, we will never forget,
In our hearts his memory will live.

[Chorus]
On the radio said, "There's another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
Well it never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.