Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me?

Album: various (1903)
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  • Soldier soldier will you marry me
    With your musket fife and drum?
    Oh how can I marry such a pretty girl as you
    When I have no hat to put on?
    Off to the haberdasher she did go
    As fast as she could run
    Bought him a hat the best that there was
    And the soldier put it on

    Soldier soldier will you marry me
    With your musket fife and drum?
    Oh how can I marry such a pretty girl as you
    When I have no coat to put on?
    Off to the tailor she did go
    As fast as she could run
    She brought him back the finest that was there
    And the soldier put it on

    Soldier soldier will you marry me
    With your musket fife and drum?
    Oh how can I marry such a pretty girl as you
    When I have no boots to put on?
    Off to the cobbler she did go
    As fast as she could run
    She brought him back the finest that was there
    And the soldier put it on

    Soldier soldier will you marry me
    With your musket fife and drum?
    Oh how can I marry such a pretty girl as you
    When I have no pants to put on?
    Off to the tailor she did go
    As fast as she could run
    She brought him a pair the finest that was there
    And the soldier put it on

    Soldier soldier will you marry me
    With your musket fife and drum?
    Well how can I marry such a pretty girl as you
    With a wife and child at home? Lyrics from a song in Public Domain

Comments: 2

  • AnonymousWho is the original composer of this song?
  • Ian from BristolI'm not familiar with this tune, and the lyrics which I know were popularised by the BBC in the 1950s
    The earliest reference is to 1903.
    It sounds a bit Walter de la Mare-ish. Does anyone know who wrote the BBC version, please?
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