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.

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.

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.

• After The Ceasefire
• Alone
• Annabel Lee
• Ballad of The Soldier's Wife
• Blazing Away
• Comrade
• Danny Boy
• Electra
• File It Under Fun from The Past
• For Wanting You
• Go Away from My World
• Great Expectations
• Hang It on Your Heart
• I Saw Three Ships A-sailing
• I've Done It Again
• Incarceration of a Flower Child
• Insane Asylum
• Irony
• Is This What I Get for Loving You ?
• Les Prisons Du Roy
• Lies
• Love Got Lost
• Mad About The Boy
• Madame George
• Marathon Kiss
• Misplaced Love
• My Only Friend
• Over Here
• Self-imposed Exile
• Sexual Terrorist
• Sister Morphine
• Somebody Loves You
• Something Better
• Sonnet 14
• Summer Nights
• The Absent Touch
• The Hawk
• The Letter
• The Skye Boat Song
• The Trial
• Time
• Tower of Song
• Trouble in Mind
• Vagabond Ways
• When I Find My Life
• Who Will Take My Dreams Away ?
• Wilder Shores of Love
• Without Blame