Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick - The Wife Of The Soldier lyrics

What did the wife of the soldier get From the ancient city of Prague? From Prague she got the linen shirt It matched her skirt did the linen shirt That she got from the city of Prague What did the wife of the soldier get From Brussels the Belgian town? From Brussels she got the delicate lace Oh the charm and the grace of the delicate lace That she got from the Belgian town What did the wife of the soldier get From Paris the City of Light? From Paris she got the silken dress Oh to possess the silken dress That she got from the City of Light What did the wife of the soldier get From Libya's desert sands? From Libya, the little charm Around her arm she wore the charm That she got from the desert sands What did the wife of the soldier get From Russia's distant steppes? From Russia she got the widow's veil And the end of the tale is the widow's veil That she got from the distant steppes