Lay Down Your Arms 1955 Anne Shelton

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Aug 2011
2011

My sweetheart is a soldier
as handsome as can be,
But suddenly they sent him
away across the sea.
So patiently I waited
until his leave was due
then wrote and said:
"My darling, I'll tell you
what to do."

Come to the station
jump from the train
March at the double
down lovers' lane,
Then in the glen
where the roses entwine,
Lay down your arms
Lay down your arms
and surrender to mine.

A soldier is a soldier
and when he's on parade
an order is an order
and has to be obeyed.
You've got to do your duty
where ever you may be
and now you're under orders
to hurry home to me.

Come to the station
jump from the train
March at the double
down lovers' lane,
Then in the glen
where the roses entwine,
Lay down your arms
Lay down your arms
and surrender to mine.

The girl who loves a soldier
is either sad or gay,
'cos first of all he's with her
and then he's far away.
But soldiers have their duty
to answer to the call,
and that is why I'm calling
The loudest of them all.

Come to the station
jump from the train
March at the double
down lovers' lane,
Then in the glen
where the roses entwine,
Lay down your arms
Lay down your arms
and surrender to mine.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Lay Down Your Arms 1955 Anne Shelton
by Leon Land & Ake Gerhard
© 1955 by Llands Musikforlag Stockholm
© 1956 by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 20 August 2011 at 12.58
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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