"Soldier soldier come from the wars
I'll down an' die with my true love!"
"The pit we dug'll 'ide 'im an' the twenty men beside 'im
An' you'd best go look for a new love."

"Soldier soldier come from the wars
Do you bring no sign from my true love?"
"I bring a lock of 'air that 'e allus used to wear
An' you'd best go look for a new love."

"Soldier soldier come from the wars
O then I know it's true I've lost my true love!"
"An' I tell you truth again when you've lost the feel o' pain
You'd best take me for your true love."
True love! New love!
Best take 'im for a new love
The dead they cannot rise an' you'd better dry your eyes
An' you'd best take 'im for your true love.