TO THE KID SISTER
You were only a kid, little sister,When I started over the sea,But you’ve grown quite a lot since I came here,And you’ve written a letter to me,And nobody knows that you wrote it—It’s a secret—and we’ll keep it well,Your brother and you and the ocean,And nobody’s going to tell.You were only a tot when I left you.I remember I bade you goodbyeAnd kissed you, a little bit flustered,And you promised you never would cry.But I know that you cried, little sister,As soon as I’d gone out the door,And did I cry myself? I’m a soldier,So don’t ask me anything more.I think of you often, kid sister—You’re the only kid sister I’ve got—I know you’ll be good to your mother,And I know that you’ll help her a lot.And whenever she seems to be gloomy,You’ve just got to cheer her somehow—You were only a kid to your brother,But you’re more than the world to him now.J. T. W., Pvt., A.S.
You were only a kid, little sister,When I started over the sea,But you’ve grown quite a lot since I came here,And you’ve written a letter to me,And nobody knows that you wrote it—It’s a secret—and we’ll keep it well,Your brother and you and the ocean,And nobody’s going to tell.You were only a tot when I left you.I remember I bade you goodbyeAnd kissed you, a little bit flustered,And you promised you never would cry.But I know that you cried, little sister,As soon as I’d gone out the door,And did I cry myself? I’m a soldier,So don’t ask me anything more.I think of you often, kid sister—You’re the only kid sister I’ve got—I know you’ll be good to your mother,And I know that you’ll help her a lot.And whenever she seems to be gloomy,You’ve just got to cheer her somehow—You were only a kid to your brother,But you’re more than the world to him now.J. T. W., Pvt., A.S.
You were only a kid, little sister,When I started over the sea,But you’ve grown quite a lot since I came here,And you’ve written a letter to me,And nobody knows that you wrote it—It’s a secret—and we’ll keep it well,Your brother and you and the ocean,And nobody’s going to tell.
You were only a kid, little sister,
When I started over the sea,
But you’ve grown quite a lot since I came here,
And you’ve written a letter to me,
And nobody knows that you wrote it—
It’s a secret—and we’ll keep it well,
Your brother and you and the ocean,
And nobody’s going to tell.
You were only a tot when I left you.I remember I bade you goodbyeAnd kissed you, a little bit flustered,And you promised you never would cry.But I know that you cried, little sister,As soon as I’d gone out the door,And did I cry myself? I’m a soldier,So don’t ask me anything more.
You were only a tot when I left you.
I remember I bade you goodbye
And kissed you, a little bit flustered,
And you promised you never would cry.
But I know that you cried, little sister,
As soon as I’d gone out the door,
And did I cry myself? I’m a soldier,
So don’t ask me anything more.
I think of you often, kid sister—You’re the only kid sister I’ve got—I know you’ll be good to your mother,And I know that you’ll help her a lot.And whenever she seems to be gloomy,You’ve just got to cheer her somehow—You were only a kid to your brother,But you’re more than the world to him now.J. T. W., Pvt., A.S.
I think of you often, kid sister—
You’re the only kid sister I’ve got—
I know you’ll be good to your mother,
And I know that you’ll help her a lot.
And whenever she seems to be gloomy,
You’ve just got to cheer her somehow—
You were only a kid to your brother,
But you’re more than the world to him now.
J. T. W., Pvt., A.S.