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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.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate (1911 - 1987), "Soldier, won't you marry me?" [chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-21
Line count: 28
Word count: 195
Sotilas, etkö menisi naimisiin kanssani? Huilu ja rumpu soivat. Miten voisin naida noin sievän tytön kuin sinä, kun minulla ei ole hattua panna päähäni? Tyttö meni räätälin luo niin vikkelään kuin pystyi juoksemaan. Toi hänelle hienoimman, mitä siellä oli: tässä, sotilas, pane päähäsi. Sotilas, etkö menisi naimisiin kanssani? Huilu ja rumpu soivat. Miten voisin naida noin sievän tytön kuin sinä, kun minulla ei ole kenkiä panna jalkaani?" Tyttö meni kenkäkauppaan niin vikkelään kuin pystyi juoksemaan. Toi hänelle hienoimmat mitä siellä oli: tässä, sotilas, pane ne jalkaasi. Sotilas, etkö menisi naimisiin kanssani? Huilu ja rumpu soivat. Miten voisin naida noin sievän tytön kuin sinä, kun minulla ei ole takkia panna päälleni? Tyttö meni räätälin luokse niin vikkelään kuin pystyi juoksemaan. Toi hänelle hienoimman, mitä siellä oli: tässä, sotilas, pane se päällesi. Sotilas, etkö menisi naimisiin kanssani? Huilu ja rumpu soivat. Miten voisin naida niin sievän tytön kuin sinä, kun minulla on kotona vaimo ja lapsi.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-21
Line count: 28
Word count: 154