Soldier's Trade- Jesu Harris (NC) 1916 Sharp C
[My title. Single stanza with music from EFSSA, 1917, 1932 Sharp C,
R. Matteson 2017]
No. 106 Sweet William, Sharp C.
C. [Soldier's Trade] Sung by Mr. JEHU HARRIS at Alleghany, N. C, Aug. 12, 1916.
* In Mode 4, a + b, with sharpened 7th.
A soldier's trade is a cruel life,
It robs poor women of their hearts' delight.
If he would return that would give me joy,
For I never loved my but my soldier boy.