Soldier, soldier won't you marry me

"Soldier, soldier won't you marry me" is a traditional song.^[1] Among many arrangements, Peter Pears made an arrangement of the song in 1936.^[2]

References

^ David Toop - Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener Page 110 1441194932 2010 "The first line and repeated refrain of one of the first songs I learned as a child at primary school in the 1950s lingers in my memory: 'Oh, soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?'"
^ The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 0851157416 Peter Pears, Philip Reed 1999 - Page 6 "The programme also contained an arrangement by Pears of the Appalachian song 'Soldier, soldier won't you marry me', dating from July 1936."

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[1] David Toop - Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener Page 110 1441194932 2010 "The first line and repeated refrain of one of the first songs I learned as a child at primary school in the 1950s lingers in my memory: 'Oh, soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?'"

[2] The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 0851157416 Peter Pears, Philip Reed 1999 - Page 6 "The programme also contained an arrangement by Pears of the Appalachian song 'Soldier, soldier won't you marry me', dating from July 1936."

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