A True Born Soldier Man 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Dec 2006
2006

Sherman and Washington were fighting men,
Hip, hip hurray for them,
then hip, hip again,
Grant and Lee in history,
proved they were true born fighting soldiers.
Dewy, Hobson and Schley as well,
were heroes at every go;
While on the subject,
I'd like to tell,
of a real live soldier I know:

When he was three years old
he wanted a pistol,
like a soldier man,
at the age of twenty he went to the war,
and fought as a soldier only can.
When the war was over
he came home again,
and married a girl named Ann;
Now he stays at home and fights with his wife,
there's a true born soldier man.

When he was three years old
he wanted a pistol,
like a soldier man,
at the age of twenty he went to the war,
and fought as a soldier only can.
When the war was over
he came home again,
and married a girl named Ann;
Now he stays at home and fights with his wife,
there's a true born soldier man.

Many a fellow went to war,
and then thought of his wife
and never came back again,
Each one swore,
a real live war
is nothing compared to being married.
War only lasts for a year or three,
and that's why this man took a wife;
Just to make sure of a battle,
he went and married to fight for life.

When he was three years old
he wanted a pistol,
like a soldier man,
at the age of twenty he went to the war,
and fought as a soldier only can.
When the war was over
he came home again,
and married a girl named Ann;
Now he stays at home and fights with his wife,
there's a true born soldier man.

When he was three years old
he wanted a pistol,
like a soldier man,
at the age of twenty he went to the war,
and fought as a soldier only can.
When the war was over
he came home again,
and married a girl named Ann;
Now he stays at home and fights with his wife,
there's a true born soldier man.

Soft karaoke
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A True Born Soldier Man 1912
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1912 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 17 December 2006 at 11.01am
in association with Doug Grierson
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