Ballad of the Soldier's Wife

What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From the ancient city of Prague?
 From Prague came a pair of high heeled shoes
 With a kiss or two, came the high heeled shoes
 From the ancient city of Prague
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From Oslo, over the sound?
 From Oslo, there came a collar of fur
 How it pleases her, little collar of fur
 From Oslo, over the sound
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From the wealth of Amsterdam?
 From Amsterdam, he got her a hat
 She looked sweet in that
 In the little Dutch hat
 From the wealth of Amsterdam
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From Brussels, in Belgian land?
 From Brussels, he sent her laces so rare
 To have and to wear
 Oh those laces so rare
 From Brussels in Belgian land
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From Paris, city of light?
 In Paris, he got her a silken gown
 'Twas envied in town, oh that silken gown
 From Paris, city of light
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From the south, from Bucharest?
 From Bucharest, he sent her a shirt
 Embroidered and pert, that Romanian shirt
 From the south, from Bucharest
 What was sent to the soldier's wife
 From the far-off Russian land?
 From Russia, there came just a widow's veil
 From her death to be wed in her widow's veil
 From the far-off Russian land