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GUEST,Paul Slade	Origins: Soldier's Joy (73* d)	RE: Origins: Soldier's Joy	24 Mar 12
The excellent Guy Clark has a song called "Soldier's Joy, 1864" on his 2002 album The Dark, crediting its composition to himself & Shawn Camp. The lyrics describe a US Civil War soldier needing something to kill the pain of having his wounded leg amputated in a field hospital and then becoming an addict. Key lines include: "He handed me a bottle, said 'Son drink deep as you can', He turned away then he turned right back with a hacksaw in his hand.' And later: "Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy, you know what I crave, I'll be hittin' that Soldier's Joy till I'm in my grave." It's pretty clear from the context that he's talking about a solution of morphine.

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