Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of the Soldier's Wife lyrics

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.