The Soldier's Sweetheart- H. F. (Kansas City, MO) 1899 Randolph-Legman B
From: Roll Me in Your Arms: Unprintable Ozark Folksongs and Folklore - Volume 1 - Page 210 by Vance Randolph, Gerson Legman - 1992. A single reference in verse 6 was enough to keep this version from being published in Ozark Folksongs c. 1946.
The Soldier's Sweetheart- H. F. (Kansas City, MO) Learned 1899, sung and collected 1955; Randolph-Legman B
1. A soldier come a-riding from the east to the west,
With his breastplate shining like silver,
His lady knew him by his horse,
Because she loved him dearly,
Because she loved him dearly.
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6. She followed him from town to town,
Till she was tired and weary.
Then she came back with her shirt tail up, [1]
Came back home to her mammy,
Came back home to her mammy.
1. shirt tail up= pregnant. This single reference was enough to keep this version from being published in Ozark Folksongs c. 1946.