What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From the ancient city of prague
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From prague came a pair of high heels shoes
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With a kiss or 2, came the high heels shoes
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From the ancient city of prague
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From Oslo over the south
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From Oslo came a collar of fur
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How pleased her, the little collar of fur
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From Oslo over the south
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From the wealth of Amsterdam
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From Asterdam he got a hat
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She look sweet and that and knew that hat
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From the wealth of Amsterdam
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From Bruxelles and Belgium land
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From Bruxelles he sent her laces so rare
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So have and to wear,
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Oh those laces so rare
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From Bruxelles and Belgium land
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From Paris, the city of lights
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In Paris he got her a silken gown
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It ended in town, that silken gown
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From Paris, the city of lights
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From the south, from Bucharest
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From Bucharest, he sent her a shirt
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Embroided in purf, that remain in shirt
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From the south of Bucharest
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What was sent to the soldier's wife
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From far of Russian land,
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From Russia, there came just a widow's band
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From death to be wed and her widow's bells
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From far of Russian land
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From far of Russian land.
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Ballad Of The Soldiers Wife
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| Caroline Henderson |
