THAT SOLDIER OF MINE
(P. Herrick / M. Dennis)


Harry James & His Orch. (vocal: Helen Forrest) - 
June 5th 1942





He's not so handsome, he's not very tall
And in the smart set, he's nothing at all
He was the first one to answer the call
That soldier of mine

He's just a private, just one of the crowd
He's got that something that makes me so proud
He'll keep Old Glory as high as a cloud
That soldier of mine

I wish he knew how much I've been missing him
Every single day we're apart
But I still have the memory of kissing him
The day he marched away with my heart

There at the station I tried not to cry
I kept on smiling while waving goodbye
I know he'll come back, my wonderful guy
That soldier of mine

(Orchestral Interlude)
 
I know he'll come back, my wonderful guy
That soldier of mine






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2013)