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Soldier Boy
Words & Music:
David Jones/ Theodore Williams Jr.Soldier boy why feel blue
Don't you believe that she will be true
It's written in the book
That she was meant for only you
Soldier boy tell me why do you cry
When you return she'll rush to your side
It's written in the book
That she was meant for only you
So prove your love is true
She'll be there to say "I do"
And if you go o'er sea or land
She'll make you understand
While you're gone oh try to believe
Her love for you is really for real
It's written in the book
That she was meant for only you
So prove your love is true
She'll be there to say "I do"
And if you go o'er sea or land
She'll make you understand
While you're gone oh try to believe
Her love for you is really for real
It's written in the book
That she was meant for only you Recorded:
1960/03/20, first released on
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The Four Fellows have the original, which doesn't sound bad at all. Chet Atkins produced this one for Elvis.Only Scotty Moore can be heard on the electric guitar, as Hank Garland played the electric bass. Done as doo-wop as the original from 1955.
Elvis does doo-wop and knocks it out of the park. So much better than the original. Perfect execution with the Jords.
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