Ballad of The Soldiers Wife

<br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From the ancient city of prague ? <br><br>From prague came a pair of high heeled shoes,<br><br>With a kiss or two came the high heeled shoes<br><br>From the ancient city of prague.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From oslo over the sound ? <br><br>From oslo there came a collar of fur,<br><br>How it pleases her, the little collar of fur<br><br>From oslo over the sound.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From the wealth of amsterdam ? <br><br>From amsterdam he got her a hat,<br><br>She looked sweet in that,<br><br>In her little dutch hat<br><br>From the wealth of amsterdam.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From brussels in belgian land ? <br><br>From brussels he sent her those laces so rare<br><br>To have and to wear,<br><br>Allamp; those laces so rare<br><br>From brussels in belgian land.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From paris, city of light ? <br><br>In paris he got her a silken gown,<br><br>twas ended in town that silken gown<br><br>From paris city of light.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From the south from bucharest ? <br><br>From bucharest he sent her a shirt<br><br>Embroidered and pert, that rumanian shirt<br><br>From the south from bucharest.<br><br><br><br>What was sent to the soldiers wife<br><br>From the far-off russian land ? <br><br>From russia there came just a widows veil<br><br>For her dead to bewail in her widows veil<br><br>From the far-off russian land,<br><br>From the far-off russian land.