Soldier's Farewell (IV), The

DESCRIPTION: "I met a little kitten in Wairoa, Bought her a big red ruby stone, Sunday I put it on her finder, Monday she left me alone." He tries to find the girl, without success. He sees the Sergeant Major and ships off to the war. "Goodbye to all you Kiwi girls!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook)
KEYWORDS: soldier war love separation ring
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, pp. 58-59, "The Soldier's Farewell" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: Clev058

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