Soldier of Love

Album: The Greatest (1962)
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  • Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And surrender to me (sha la, la)
    Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And love me peacefully (sha la, la), yeah (sha la, la)
    Use your arms for loving me
    Baby, that's the way it's gotta be (ooh)

    There ain't no reason for you to declare
    War on the one that loves you so
    So forget the other boys, 'cause my love is real
    Come off your battlefield

    Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And surrender to me (sha la, la)
    Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And love me peacefully (sha la, la), yeah (sha la, la)
    Use your arms for squeezing
    And pleasing the one who loves you so (ooh)

    The weapons you're using are hurting me bad
    But someday you're gonna plea
    'Cause my love, baby, is the truest you've ever had
    I'm a soldier of love, that's hard to be

    Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And surrender to me (sha la, la)
    Lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    And love me peacefully (sha la, la), yeah (sha la, la)
    Use your arms to hold me tight
    Baby, I don't wanna fight no more (ooh)
    Use your arms to hold me tight
    Baby, I don't wanna fight no more (he's a soldier of love)

    Baby, lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    Baby, lay down your arms (he's a soldier of love)
    Yeah, yeah, yeah Writer/s: Buzz Cason, Tony Moon
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 1

  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaNever heard this until I came across the Beatles version. Sadly it is one of many of their songs and videos that is no longer available in the US.
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