Little tin soldier they gave you an innocent gun
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And then they welded your hand in place
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And then they put black paint in your eyes
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They made you smaller than life-size
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And they threw rocks at you
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And chipped your pretty coat
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When they knew you had to wear that coat forever
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Little tin soldier they neglected to give you a tongue
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They fixed your legs so you could not run
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And then they put you in boxes and sold you
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None of them ever wanted to hold you
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They just set fire to you
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And singed your gallant plume
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And they made you lie in boxes all together
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And from the tiny dark glass
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Of all those tiny prisons
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I can hear tin soldiers singing
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With the silence of their fears
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Let it not rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors
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Let it not rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors
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I can hear tin soldiers singing
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With the silence of their fears
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Don't let it rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors
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Don't let it rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors
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Let it not rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors
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Don't let it rain tomorrow
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So they will stay outdoors.....
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Little Tin Soldier
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Barbra Streisand |