The Bold Soldier
by 17th C. English folk song · posted by WaltP
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THE BOLD SOLDIER
17TH C. English folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4
6 7 7 7 7
Sol-dier, oh sol-dier
6 6 6 6 5 -5
A-com-in’ from the plain
-5 6 -6 6 5 5
Court-ed a la-dy through
-5 -5 -4 -3 4
Hon-or and through fame
6 6 7 7 7 7
Her beau-ty shone so bright
6 6 6 6 6 5 -5
That it nev-er could be told
-5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 5
She al-ways loved the sol-dier
5 -5 -5 -4 -3 4
Be-cause he was so bold
6 6 6 -7 -6 6 -5 5
Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la
6 6 6 -7 -6 -5 -4 4
Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la