The Ballad Of The Soldier S Wife Lyrics - Polly Jean Harvey

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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.

What was sent to the soldier's wife
From oslo over the sound ?
From oslo he sent her 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 the laces so rare
To have and to wear
All those laces so rare
From brussels in belgian land.

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.

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.

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