Lyrics Ballad of the Soldier's Wife - Marianne Faithfull
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
the
ancient
city
of
Prague?
From
Prague
came
a
pair
of
high
heeled
shoes,
With
a
kiss
or
two
came
the
high
heeled
shoes
From
the
ancient
city
of
Prague.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
Oslo
over
the
sound?
From
Oslo
there
came
a
collar
of
fur,
How
it
pleases
her,
the
little
collar
of
fur
From
Oslo
over
the
sound.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
the
wealth
of
Amsterdam?
From
Amsterdam
he
got
her
a
hat,
She
looked
sweet
in
that,
In
her
little
Dutch
hat
From
the
wealth
of
Amsterdam.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
Brussels
in
Belgian
land?
From
Brussels
he
sent
her
those
laces
so
rare
To
have
and
to
wear,
Allamp;
those
laces
so
rare
From
Brussels
in
Belgian
land.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
Paris,
city
of
light?
In
Paris
he
got
her
a
silken
gown,
'Twas
ended
in
town
that
silken
gown
From
Paris
city
of
light.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
the
South
from
Bucharest?
From
Bucharest
he
sent
her
a
shirt
Embroidered
and
pert,
that
Rumanian
shirt
From
the
South
from
Bucharest.
What
was
sent
to
the
soldier's
wife
From
the
far-off
Russian
land?
From
Russia
there
came
just
a
widow's
veil
For
her
dead
to
bewail
in
her
widow's
veil
From
the
far-off
Russian
land,
From
the
far-off
Russian
land.
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