Soldier's Tear, The

DESCRIPTION: "Upon the hill he turned To take a last fond look Of the valley and the village church." The soldier wipes away a tear as he leaves home. His girl prays as he leaves. He will be brave now that he has "wiped away the tear"
AUTHOR: Words: Alexander Lee / Music: T. H Bayley (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster)
KEYWORDS: soldier travel separation home
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Heart-Songs, pp. 474-475, "The Soldier's Tear" (1 text)
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 110, "The Soldier's Tear" (1 text)
Roud #13900
File: HeSo474

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