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A song inspired by the pioneering spirit of Fort Langley carpenter, soldier, husband and father William H. Brown (1875-1937)
lyrics
LYRICS:
The town was booming, Billy swung, his hammer down, with purpose
He built houses, stores and barns, near the farms of Langley
A bright-eyed woman tattooed on his arm
He loved his Annie til the end of time
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The Towle Hotel sat, in the way, of the railway, had to move it in 24 hrs
The CN Railway said, if Billy could, he'll make good, and take it
Promise of whiskey got him teams of men,
They moved that building, now he owned that thing
Chorus:
Billy Brown, built this town, with guts and no glory, duty bound
Billy Brown, built this town, they came by the 1000s, to steal this ground
At the age of 40, on a whim, enlisted in, the Great War
Two years later, came back home, a broken man, trench fever
He dug a grave meant for another soldier
And that’s where he was buried when he died
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