Flesh and Bone Soldier - John Edmond

[Lyrics]
There once was a little wooden soldier
Who fell down from his pedestal
And flames came up and they devoured him
And the little wooden soldier was in hell
He was only a little wooden soldier
Burning in the fireplace
He was only a little wooden soldier
But there was no sorrow on his face

There once was a little cardboard soldier
And he was left out in the storm
And then, the sun came out and blaze him
And the little cardboard soldier soon was gone
He was only a little cardboard soldier
Fading in the sun and rain
He was only a little cardboard soldier
But his body felt no pain

There once was a little tin soldier
And he fell from his box into the dust
And soon the world had forgotten about him
And the little tin soldier turned to rust
He was only a little tin soldier
Lying deserted on the path
He was only a little tin soldier
But there was no fear in his heart

There once was a flesh and bone soldier
And he was no more than a boy
And the enemy that he was fighting
Was no play thing nor a toy
He was only a flesh and bone soldier
Fighting for all he holds dear
He was only a flesh and bone soldier
But he feels the sorrow pain and fear.

[Lyrics transcribed by The Ghost of Ian Smith in July of 2019]