[Intro]
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[Sad Verse]
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She dropped the crumpled telegram
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As she left the room
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The soldier and the padre
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Weren't sure what to do
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They glanced around nervously
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Not knowing what to say
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It never got any easier
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To pass the news this way
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[Sad Chorus]
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For how do you tell a woman,
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To be proud of this sacrifice,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She no longer is a wife,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She must go on alone,
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How do you tell her children,
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Daddy's never coming home
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[Sad Verse]
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In a dingy government office,
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Typewriters clack away,
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Each one trying not to read,
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What the letters say,
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They're shuffled into order,
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Enveloped with care,
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Then sent for delivery
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Never wanting to know where
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[Sad Chorus]
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For how do you tell a woman,
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To be proud of this sacrifice,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She no longer is a wife,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She must go on alone,
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How do you tell her children,
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Daddy's never coming home
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[Sad Bridge]
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How can they think a medal,
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Is enough to pacify,
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The pain of a shattered family
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Wanting to know why?
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There are so many letters
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All saying just the same,
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All have died a hero's death
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With just a change of name
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[Interlude]
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[Sad Chorus]
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How do you tell a woman,
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To be proud of this sacrifice,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She no longer is a wife,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She must go on alone,
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How do you tell her children,
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Daddy's never coming home
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[Sad Verse]
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The woman holds her children,
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Her tears have all run dry,
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Knowing now she has to live,
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Yet feels as though she's died.
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The soldier and the padre leave,
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Knowing they won't be missed
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To make the solemn journey
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To the next house on the list
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[Sad Chorus]
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And how do you tell a woman,
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She no longer is a wife,
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How do you tell a woman,
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To be proud of this sacrifice,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She must go on alone,
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How do you tell her children
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Daddy's never coming home
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[Sad Chorus]
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And how do you tell a woman,
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She no longer is a wife,
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How do you tell a woman,
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To be proud of this sacrifice,
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How do you tell a woman,
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She must go on alone,
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How do you tell her children
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Daddy's never coming home
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[Outro]
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How do you tell the children
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Daddy's never coming home
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How do you tell the children
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Daddy's never coming home
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Daddy's never coming home
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Daddy's never coming home
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