From: Five Songs/A.E. Housman-Op. 14, No 3
Fun Facts:
1) The lyrics of this song were taken from Alfred Edward Housman's poem A Shropshire Lad.
2) This song was composed for a collection titled "Five Songs by Lennox Berkeley," which consisted of five songs using the words of A.E. Housman's poetry.
"The street sounds to the soldier?s tread,
And out we troop to see:
A single redcoat turns his head,
He turns and looks at me.
My man, from sky to sky?s so far,
We never crossed before;
Such leagues apart the world?s ends are,
We ?re like to meet no more;
What thoughts at heart have you and I
We cannot stop to tell;
But dead or living, drunk or dry,
Soldier, I wish you well."