A marching love song from 1907
Words by Leo Edwards
Music by Gus Edwards
The sheet music:
Lyrics
Marching away, off to the fray
Soldiers in glory go
Sweethearts so dear, with hearty cheer
Bid them to brave the foe
One maid so fair, see standing there
As one she loves goes by
Red lips aglow, whispering low
As tears be-dim her eye
CHORUS
“Go and do your duty
Be a soldier man
Though honors may not come your way
Just do the best you can
And when the war is over
And peace shall reign above
Your prize shall be a kiss my boy
From the girl you love”
Verse 2:
Back from the fray, dusty and gray
Soldiers in glory come
Medals so bright, gleam in the light
Telling of glories won
But there is one, medals he’s none
Still he is free from care
As in his arms, safe from alarms
Nestles his sweetheart fair