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Soldier boy, One kiss before you go, soldier boy I'll miss you, that you know, Ev'ry night I'll pray for you far away, And trust to Him above To send you back some day In my heart A love will always yearn, And I'll wait for your return. So go and fight for the cause you know is right, God bless you, my soldier boy. The sheet music can be found ...
"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group the Shirelles. Released as a single in 1962, it met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. [1] Billboard ranked it as the No. 10 song for 1962. [2]
The song is arranged for piano and vocals, and is set to a slow tempo. The lyrics are told from the point of view of a soldier's sweetheart who says farewell to him as he departs for the war. She is anxious about her lover's safety, but tells him to "never fear." The speaker tells him she will think of him while he is far away fighting for ...
The song is written from the point of view of a soldier who knows his opponents are also just people: "Machine gun, tearin' my body all apart / Evil man make me kill you, evil man make you kill me ...
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The song was copyrighted by Al Piantadosi & Co., Inc., New York in 1918. ... Soldier boy, you've gone away, In my heart I hope and pray That you will return some day ...
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