Knitting : voice & piano
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- Title
- Knitting : voice & piano
- Publication year listed
- 1915
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- Public domain eBook
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About this book
Knitting : voice & piano
Author: Bruce, Muriel E.
Year: 1915
[Verse 1] Marching, marching thro’ the misty night / Peering thro’ the dark / longing for a fight / Tramping, stumbling, on the broken ground / With the tang of battle all around. / While at home the busy needles fly / Knitting with a smile / Knitting with a sigh / For their sons and brothers, Fathers, lovers, too; / They’re knitting for the soldiers brave and true. [Chorus] Knitting, knitting, knitting / with the Khaki wool and grey / Mufflers, socks and balaclava caps, They are knitting day by day / Knitting, knitting, knitting / with a pray’r in ev’ry row / That the ones they hold in their hearts so dear / May be guarded as they go. [Verse 2] Clang and clamor, smoke and dust and death / Blindly fighting on / catching ev’ry breath / Comrades dropping down on ev’ry side / Holding back the seething hostile tide / But at home the loving hands are still / Knitting with their hearts / Knitting with a will / Knitting for their Empire, King and soldiers, too; / They’re knitting for the ones so brave and true. [Chorus repeats]