by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Soldier, won't you marry me?
 (Sung text for setting by P. Tate)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN
Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me? 
It's O a fife and drum. 
How can I marry such a pretty girl as you 
when I've got no hat to put on?

Off to the tailor she did go, 
as hard as she could run. 
Brought him back the finest was there, 
now soldier, put it on.

Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me? 
It's O a fife and drum. 
How can I marry such a pretty girl as you 
when I've got no shoes to put on?

Off to the shoe shop she did go, 
as hard as she could run. 
Brought him back the finest was there, 
now soldier put them on.

Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me? 
It's O a fife and drum. 
How can I marry such a pretty girl as you 
when I've got no coat to put on?

Off to the tailor she did go, 
as hard as she could run. 
Brought him back the finest was there, 
now soldier put it on. 

Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me?
It's O a fife and drum. 
How can I marry such a pretty girl as you? 
With a wife and child at home.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-21
Line count: 28
Word count: 195