Well, I found Sam Hinton's version, from his album titled The Song of Men:
http://media.smithsonianglobalsound.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02400.pdf


THE VALIANT SOLDIER

Oh, I'll tell you of the soldier, that lately cane from war,
He courted a lady so rare and so fair,
Her riches was so great, they scarcely could be told
But still she loved her soldier because he was so bold.

As they vent to the church, and returned home again
There they saw her father and seven armed men
"Oh," cried the lady, "I fear we'll both be slain!"
"Fear nothing at all," said the soldier again.

Up rode her old father and says, "Is this the way
You bring a scandal to my family?
You might have been some young gentleman's wife
But no in yonders valley I aim to end your life!"

The soldier drew his pistol, he hung it by his side
And swore that "We'd get married no matter what betide"
He drew out his sword, he cause it for to rattle
And the lady held the horses while the soldier fought the battle.

The first one he come to he run it through his brain,
The next one he come to he served him the same
"Let's run," cried the others "for I fear we'll all be slain!"
"To fight a valiant soldier I see it's all in vain."

"Hold on," says the old man, "now don't you be so bold,
And you shall have my daughter and 5,000 lbs. of gold."
"Fight on," cried the lady, "the sum it is too small."
"Hold your band" says the old man, "and you can have it all."

He took the soldier with him, he called him his heir.
T'wasn't from a willin' mind but only out of fear.
"Here's my land and money and here's my house and home
It shall all be at your command when I am dead and gone."

Come all the young ladies that has gold laid up in store,
And never slight a soldier because he is so poor,
For a soldier he's a gentleman both handsome, strong and free,
And he'll fight for his true love as well as liberty.

Notes: Although “The Valiant Soldier” (also called “The Bold Soldier,”“The Dragoon and the Lady” and other names) is usually considered an offshoot of the tragic ballad of “Earl Brand” (Child no.7), the written record concerning the former is quite a bit older than that of the latter. This is probably because “The Valiant Soldier” was born in print, while “Earl Brand” lived in the oral tradition for a couple of hundred years before it saw publication. “The Valiant Soldier” is a good example of a “broadside” ballad, probably written by a professional ballad—monger in the 1800’s (perhaps as a conscious parody on “Earl Brand”) for printing and sale. Now it’s widely sung on both side, of the Atlantic, and scores of versions have been collected. This one is from Arkansas.