Died for Love- Army song (UK) 1975 Kennedy
[From: Peter Kennedy, Folksongs of Britain and Ireland p. 381. (London: Cassell, New York: Schirmer, 1975)
R. Matteson 2017]
Died for Love- Army song, no informant named. From Peter Kennedy, Folksongs of Britain and Ireland p. 381, 1975 edition, Kennedy.
1. A soldier young and fair was she,
Who courted in society,
This soldier was so bold and gay,
He led a little girl astray.
2. O when her apron-strings were low,
He courted her in raqin and snow;
But when those string refused to meet,
He passed her by upon the street.
3. Her father came back late one night,
And found the house without a light;
He went upstairs to go to bed,
When a sudden thought entered his head.
4. He rushed into his daughter's room,
And found her hanging from a beam;
He took a knife and cut her down,
And on her breast these words he found.
5. I wish my baby had been born,
Before my troubles had begun,
So dig my grave and dig it deep,
And put white lilies at my feet.
6. They dug her grave and dig it deep,
They put white lilies at her feet.
And on her breast they laid a dove,
To signify she died of love.
7. Now all you soldiers bear in mind,
A true girl's love is hard to find,
But if you find one that is true,
Don't change an old love for the new.