The Soldier Sweetheart

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[Verse 1]
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Onced I had a sweetheart
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A sweetheart brave and true
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His hair was dark and curly
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His loving eyes were blue.

[Verse 2]
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He told me that he loved me
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And he often proved it so
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And he often come to see me
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When the evening sun was low

[Verse 3]
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But fate took him away
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To this awful German war
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And when he come to say goodbye
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 My heart did overflow

[Bridge]
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He says; "Goodbye, little darling"
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"To France I must go"

[Verse 4]
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He takes the golden finger ring
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And he placed it on my hand
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Said: "Remember me, little darling"
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"When I'm in no man's land"

[Verse 5]
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He promised he would write to me
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That promise he's kept true
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And when I read this letter fine
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I pray the war is through

[Verse 6]
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The second letter I've got from him
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The war was just ahead
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The third one, wrote by his captain
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My darling dear was dead

[Verse 7]
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I'll keep all of his letters
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I'll keep his gold ring too
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And I'll always live a single life
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 For the soldier who was so true