Chumbawamba - Learning To Love lyrics

I courted a man from the Lancs Fusiliers He gave me his heart and so I loved him dear For he took me a-courting and he taught me to dance Then he marched with the infantry over to France He told me to wait he'd be back in a year Now seventeen months I have wished he were here And I'll wait no longer, I'll take what I can So I'm learning to love with another young man Learning to love Learning to love Tired of the waiting I'm learning to love So I courted a man from the Royal Horse Blues He soon had to leave and I said I'd be true Now he's gone for his duty not seven weeks yet So I've found a new young man to help me forget I courted a man from the Kent Volunteer Now he's gone a-marching, and I wish he were here What can I do while my love is away? But court with a soldier from the Royal Scots Grey One day they'll come back and then I'll be true For I've learnt how to love and I've learnt how to choose To every young woman who waits at the shore Love while you're waiting; you'll learn so much more