My sweetheart is a soldier
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As handsome as can be
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But suddenly they sent him
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away across the sea
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So patiently I waited
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until his leave was due
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Then wrote and said "My darling,
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I'll tell you what to do"
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Come to the station
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Jump from the train
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March at the double
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down lover's lane
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Then in the glen where the roses en-twine
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Lay down your arms (Lay down your arms)
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Lay down your arms and surrender to mine
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A soldier is a soldier
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And when he's on parade
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An order is an order
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And has to be obeyed
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You've got to do your duty
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wherever you may be
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And now you're under orders
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To hurry home to me
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Come to the station
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Jump from the train
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March at the double
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down lover's lane
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Then in the glen where the roses en-twine
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Lay down your arms (Lay down your arms)
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Lay down your arms and surrender to mine
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The girl who loves a soldier
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Is either sad or gray
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'Cos first of all he's with her
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And then he's far away
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But soldiers have their duty
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To answer to the call
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And that is why I'm calling
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The loudest of them all
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Come to the station
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Jump from the train
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March at the double
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down lover's lane
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Then in the glen where the roses en-twine
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Lay down your arms (Lay down your arms)
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Lay down your arms and surrender to mine
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Lay Down Your Arms
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| The Chordettes |
