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Marianne Faithfull( Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull )
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The Ballad of the Soldier's Wife
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 he sent her 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 the laces so rare To have and to wear, All those laces so rare Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com From Brussels in Belgian land.
What was sent to the soldier's wife From Paris, city of light ? From Paris he sent her a silken gown, It was 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 got her this 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 he sent her 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.
Thank you.
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