When the War Began

The Jeweler - Pearls Before Swine

When the war began

She worked in an office and

Played the violin on her own time

But the winter came in on marching feet

She met him and was gone

He was gallant he was fine

Turned the summer days to wine

She came from a small town near Turino

She wore a white dress

And the church was very large

In the town square a garden grew

Flowers that could push even through the snow

And like the flowers she was free

She had no one to please

The summer passed away

He was called to the front

Wrote two letters but no more

His child she could feel

But did not allow herself to have

And she remembered in the

Night a little girl in white

The war stood like a cloud

With many brave officers

And she knew them all

But their gallant white horses

Grew muddy and gray

And in the garden in the town

Marching soldiers pushed the flowers down

The war came to an end and

There were no longer summer days or wine

And she worked in an office but

Did not play the violin on her own time