Paper Soldier - Daniel Kahn, Vanya Zhuk

You’ll never find

A soldier boy

Handsomer or bolder

But for you he was a toy

He was a paper soldier

He wanted to paint the planet red

He held it on his shoulder

But he was hanging by a thread

The little paper soldier

He’d gladly go through fire and smoke

He’d die for you twice over

Alas, to you, he was a joke

This little paper soldier

For you, this little paper guy

Was never to be trusted

I think you know the reason why

He was easily combusted

But, damn it, he did not desire

A life of joy and whimsy

He thirsted but for fire!

And forgot he was so flimsy

And right into the fire he went

Exploding into vapor

For not a penny

Not a cent

This soldier

Made of paper