Ballad of the Soldier's Wife

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, 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 the 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 laces so rare To have and to wear Oh 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 envied in town, oh 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 Romanian 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 From her death to be wed in her widow's veil From the far-off Russian land