The Wife of the Soldier - Steeleye Span

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

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 charme and grace of the delicate lace

She got from the 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

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

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

She got from the distant steppes