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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
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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 the laces so rare
To have and to wear, all those laces so rare
From brussels in belgian land
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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
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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
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