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Traditional |
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What did the wife of the soldier get |
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From the ancient city of Prague? |
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From Prague she got the linen shirt |
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It matched her skirt did the linen shirt |
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She got from the city of Prague |
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What did the wife of the soldier get |
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From Brussels, the Belgian town? |
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From Brussels she got the delicate lace |
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Oh! the charme and grace of the delicate lace |
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She got from the the Belgian town |
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What did the wife of the soldier get |
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From Paris, the city of light? |
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From Paris she got the silken dress |
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Oh! to possess the silken dress |
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She got from the city of light |
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What did the wife of the soldier get |
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From Libya's desert sands? |
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From Libya the little charm |
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Around her arm she wore the charm |
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She got from the desert sands |
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What did the wife of the soldier get |
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From Russia's distant steppes? |
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From Russia she got the widow's veil |
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And the end of the tale is the widow's veil |
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She got from the distant steppes |
