Soldiers
James Taylor (c) 1971

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It was just after sun-rise and down by the sea
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down on the sand flats where nothing will grow
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come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream
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where the golden green waters come in.

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Just nine lucky soldiers had come through the night
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half of them wounded and barely alive
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Just nine out of twenty was a-headed for home
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with eleven sad stories to tell.

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I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed
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I said, "Oh, good morning. What a beautiful day."