“Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me”

Description

The girl asks the soldier to marry her. He says that he lacks suit, shoes, whatnot. She runs off to the craftsmen and fetches him everything he mentions. Now well-equipped, he tells her that he already has a wife at home

Recordings

• Colin Keane, "Soldier, Soldier" (on Lomax42, LomaxCD1742)
• New Lost City Ramblers, "Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me" (on NLCR10)
• Russ Pike, "Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?" (AFS, 1941; on LC02)
• Gid Tanner & his Skillet Lickers, "Soldier Will You Marry Me" (Columbia 15589-D, 1930)

References

1. Randolph 65, "Soldier, Soldier, Marry Me" (1 text plus an excerpt, 1 tune)
2. Eddy 89, "Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me" (1 text plus an excerpt, 2 tunes)
3. BrownIII 7, "Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?" (1 text plus 2 excerpts and mention of 3 more)
4. Brewster 96, "Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me" (1 text)
5. SharpAp 90, "Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?" (3 texts, 3 tunes)
6. Creighton/Senior, pp. 254-257, "Soldier, Soldier" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
7. Karpeles-Newfoundland 78, "Soldier, Will You Marry Me" (1 text, 1 tune)
8. Flanders/Brown, p. 61, "The Gallant Soldier" (1 text)
9. Scott-BoA, pp. 30-31, "Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?" (1 text, 1 tune)
10. Kennedy 305, "Soldier, Soldier" (1 text, 1 tune)
11. LPound-ABS, 109, pp. 224-225, "Dutchman, Dutchman, Won't You Marry Me?" (1 text)
12. JHCox 159, "Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?" (1 text)
13. Silber-FSWB, p. 344, "Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me" (1 text)
14. DT, SOLDMARR*
15. Roud #489
16. BI, R065