My sweetheart is a soldier
  as handsome as can be
  but suddenly they sent him
  away across the sea
  so patiently i waited
  until his leave was due
  then wrote and said my darling,
  i'll tell you what to do
  chorus
  come to the station
  jump from the train
  march at the double
  down lover's lane
  then in the glen where the roses en-twine
  lay down your arms (lay down your arms)
  lay down your arms and surrender to mine
  a soldier is a soldier
  and when he's on parade
  an order is an order
  and has to be obeyed
  you've got to do your duty
  wherever you may be
  and now you're under orders
  to hurry home to me
  (chorus)
  the girl who loves a soldier
  is either sad or gray
  'cos first of all he's with her
  and then he's far away
  but soldiers have their duty
  to answer to the call
  and that is why i'm calling
  the loudest of them all
  chorus
  come to the station
  jump from the train
  march at the double
  down lover's lane
  then in the glen where the roses en-twine
  lay down your arms (lay down your arms)
  lay down your arms and surrender to mine