Soldier's Life- W. Riley Shelton (NC) 1916 Sharp D
[My title. Single stanza with music from EFSSA, 1917, 1932 Sharp D,
R. Matteson 2017]
No. 106 Sweet William, Sharp D.
D. [Soldier's Life] Sung by Mr. W. RILEY SHELTON at Alleghany, N. C, Aug. 29, 1916. Heptatonic. Aeolian.
A soldier's life is a cruel life;
He robs young girls of their hearts' delight.
He causes them to sife [strife], weep and mourn
The loss of a soldier never to return.