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Private Hughes

The Young'uns
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Emily lay fast asleep Her mother kissed her head Then she began to weep And lay alone in bed Father's ship had left the quay Taking him to fight His heart heavy as the sea He began to write I'll drop my sweet a tiny note In a bottle on the sea Just to see if it will float And carry my love home to thee Emily is sleeping fast No love to kiss her brow Eighty-five years have passed The coals are darkening now But there are footprints in the sand There's a knock upon the door There's a letter in a fading hand Washed on a distant shore I'll drop my sweet a tiny note In a bottle on the sea Just to see if it will float And carry my love home to thee Ta-ta, my sweet