Tired Soldier, The

DESCRIPTION: "The tired soldier, bold and brave, now rests his weary feet, And to the shelter of the grave He made a safe retreat." "He's quartered in the arms of death, He'll never, never march again." He left home as a boy. His comrades and love gather at the grave
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (Nestler)
KEYWORDS: soldier death love burial
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Harold Nestler, "Songs from the Hudson Valley" (article in _New York Folklore Quarterly_, Volume V, #2, Summer 1949), pp. 98-99, "The Tired Soldier" (1 text)
Roud #13827
ALTERNATE TITLES:
He'll Never March Again
File: Nest100

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