In the opening line the artist talks about the camp and how there is someone there who delights him (the tea girl) and her delight keeps his strength and his companys strength complete. However, he is remorsed when he thinks about Babette who his true love who is in the North his home. So he is caught between the war which has captured parts of his heart and soul and his desire and love to have married and returned to Babette. This song is a classic example of great story telling in a song. The instrumentials in the background capture the feeling or war and love.
In the opening line the artist talks about the camp and how there is someone there who delights him (the tea girl) and her delight keeps his strength and his companys strength complete. However, he is remorsed when he thinks about Babette who his true love who is in the North his home. So he is caught between the war which has captured parts of his heart and soul and his desire and love to have married and returned to Babette. This song is a classic example of great story telling in a song. The instrumentials in the background capture the feeling or war and love.