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THE TOY SOLDIER by FAIRFAX DOWNEY

First Line: I WANT A SOLDIER
Last Line: I'D NOT CONSIDER WEDDING ONE. NO, THAT'S OUT!
Subject(s): MARRIAGE; SOLDIERS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
I want a soldier
(A soldier in a uniform),
I want a soldier to come and play around.
I'd give him cocktails
(Big ones, peppy ones),
And caviar sandwiches heaped in a mound.

I want a soldier
(A tall one, no dead one),
I want a soldier to beau me about.
I don't want to marry one
(They don't get pay enough),
I'd not consider wedding one. No, that's out!



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