Pete Townshend
Little Billy (Pete Townshend Demo)
[Intro]
Take six

[Verse 1]
Little Billy was the fattest kid in his class
Always last in line
All the other little kids would laugh at him
Said he'd die before his time

[Chorus]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Little Billy didn't mind

[Verse 2]
Most of the kids smoked cigarettes
To prove that they were cool
The teacher didn't know about the children's games
And little Billy always followed the rules

[Chorus]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Little Billy didn't mind

[Bridge]
Billy was big on the outside
But there's an even bigger man inside
Ten million cigarettes burn every day
And Billy's still doin' fine
[Verse 3]
Billy and his classmates are middle-aged
With children of their own
Their old smoking games are reality now
And cancer's seed is sown

[Chorus]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Little Billy's doin' fine

[Verse 4]
Most of them smoke maybe forty a day
A habit Billy doesn't share
One by one, they're passing away
Leaving orphans to Billy's care

[Chorus]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Little Billy doesn't mind
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Little Billy's doin' fine