Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife Lyrics - 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. 

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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. 

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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.