🎵 “The Soldier and the Dancer” 🎵

🎶 Verse 1

🎵 Narrator:
In a box of twenty-five tin men,
One stood out among them then.
He had one leg, but stood so tall—
The bravest, truest of them all. 🪖

🎶 Verse 2

🎵 Narrator:
On a table filled with toys,
All were cheerful, making noise.
But one stood quiet, full of grace—
A ballerina in her place. 🎀

🪖 Tin Soldier (thinking):
“She’s just like me… standing strong on one leg.”

🎶 Verse 3

🎵 Narrator:
But not all toys liked what they saw—
A jack-in-the-box opened with a jaw.

👾 Goblin:
“Stay away from her! She is not yours!”

🎶 Verse 4

🎵 Narrator:
That night, without a sound or peep,
The soldier fell into the street.
Raindrops fell and water swirled—
He was swept into the sewer world.

🎶 Verse 5

🎵 Narrator:
He rode a boat made out of sheet,
Through tunnels dark and cold and deep.
A rat appeared with greedy grin—
But the soldier stared with strength within.

🪖 Tin Soldier:
“I go where duty takes me.”

🎶 Verse 6

🎵 Narrator:
Then came a fish so big and wide,
It gulped him down with one swift glide. 🐟
But fate had planned a different end—
The fish was caught and sold again.

👩‍🍳 Cook:
“What’s this? A tin soldier!”

🎶 Verse 7

🎵 Narrator:
Back at home, where toys all play,
He saw the ballerina still that day.
Her paper dress, her stance so still—
Their quiet bond was strong and real.

🎶 Verse 8

🎵 Narrator:
But joy was short. The goblin burned
With jealous rage and fire returned.
The flames grew high—they could not flee—
Together, they met destiny.

🎶 Verse 9

🎵 Narrator:
When ashes cooled, the fire passed,
Only two things stayed at last…
A tiny tin heart and ribbon red—
Where once stood love, and tears were shed. 💔

🎶 Final Chorus

🎵 Narrator:
Their bodies gone, but hearts still near,
Their tale of courage we hold dear.
Of standing proud, and love that stays—
Forever brave, in gentle ways. 🪖❤️🎀