Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier

Subject: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From:
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 01:31 AM

One my mother used to sing when I was little... A few of the lines:

The little toy soldier is covered with dust...

Now don't you go till I come he said And don't you make any noise And hurried off to his trundle bed And dreamed of his little toys

But while he was sleeping an Angel came And wakened our little boy blue

Anyway, the kid died and the toys wound up collecting dust. A real tear jerker. Anyone heard of it? Thanks, Tim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: bob schwarer
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 08:09 AM

Look up Eugene Field. Great poem. I'm sure your library has it if you can't find it on the web. I'll make a search in a little.

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: bob schwarer
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 09:05 AM

Found it here:

http://www.nwlink.com/~johnmil/poems/LittleBoyBlue.html

I forget how to make it clickable.

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: Jeri
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 09:36 AM

Little Boy Blue

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: bob schwarer
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 11:02 AM

Thanks, Jeri. I was about to go look up my cheat sheet.

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: Dale Rose
Date: 14 Dec 99 - 11:08 AM

Can't say at the moment if either is available, but I know of two very nice vocal versions, one by the great Irish tenor, John McCormack, and a much more recent one by The Irish Rovers. I do have McCormack's version on CD and the Rovers on lp, so I would suspect that you are more likely to locate the older version. I just looked, it is on John McCormack in American Song, Pearl/GEMM CD 9971, 1992. The song was recorded in 1916, with music composed by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin and the lyrics of course by Eugene Field, 1891. An interesting fact gleaned from the notes ~~ John McCormack owned the original manuscript of the poem.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Little (Tin/Toy?) Soldier
From: timothyg1
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 02:47 AM

Dear All,

Thanks so very much! Best wishes,

Tim