| Soldier, soldier, won’t you marry me?
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| It’s O, a fife and drum.
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| How can I marry such a pretty girl as you
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| When I’ve got no hat to put on?
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| Off to the tailor she did go
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| As hard as she could run,
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| Brought him back the finest was there.
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| Now, soldier, put it on.
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| Soldier, soldier, won’t you marry me?
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| It’s O, a fife and drum.
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| How can I marry such a pretty girl as you
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| When I’ve got no coat to put on?
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| Off to the tailor she did go
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| As hard as she could run,
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| Brought him back the finest was there.
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| Now, soldier, put it on.
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| Soldier, soldier, won’t you marry me?
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| It’s O, a fife and drum.
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| How can I marry such a pretty girl as you
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| When I’ve got no shoes to put on?
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| Off to the shoe shop she did go
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| As hard as she could run,
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| Brought him back the finest was there.
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| Now, soldier, put them on.
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| Soldier, soldier, won’t you marry me?
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| It’s O, a fife and drum.
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| How can I marry such a pretty girl as you
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| And a wife and baby at home? |