Barrack Room Ballads — Joseph Rudyard Kipling

Soldier soldier come from the wars I ll down an die with my true love The pit we dug ll ide im an the twenty men beside im An you d best go look for a new love Soldier soldier come from the wars Do you bring no sign from my true love I bring a lock of air that e allus used to wear An you d best go look for a new love Soldier soldier come from the wars O then I know it s true I ve lost my true love An I tell you truth again when you ve lost the feel o pain You d best take me for your true love true love New love Best take im for a new love The dead they cannot rise an you d better dry your eyes An you d best take im for your true love