Said, “soldier, now soldier   Would you marry me   Before the fight comes on?”       “how can I marry   Such a pretty little girl   When I got no suit to put on?”       Well she went to the dry goods store   Hard as she could run   She bought the finest   Little suit in the store,    “come on soldier put this on”       Said, “soldier, now soldier   Would you marry me   Before the fight comes on?”       “how can I marry   Such a pretty little girl   When I got no shoes to put on”       Well she went to the dry goods store   Hard as she could run   She bought the finest   Little shoes in the store   “come on soldier put these on”       Said, “soldier, now soldier   Would you marry me   Before the fight comes on?”       “how can I marry   Such a pretty little girl   When I got no hat to put on?”       Well she went to the dry goods store   Hard as she could run   She bought the finest   Little hat in the store   “come on soldier put this on”       Said, “soldier, now soldier   Would you marry me   Before the fight comes on?”       “how can I marry   Such an ugly little girl   When I got a pretty wife at home?”