Light Dragoon

Well, a light dragoon came over the hill

When the moon was shining clearly

There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse

Because she loved him dearly, dearly, so dearly

There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse

Because she loved him dearly

Well, she's grabbed him by the nearside rein

And she's led him to the stable

Here's hay and oats for your horse, young man

He can eat now he is able, able, so able

Here's hay and oats for your horse, young man

He can eat now he is able

And she's taken him by the lily-white hand

And she's led him to the table

Here's cakes and wine for you, my dear

You can eat now you are able, able, so able

Here's cakes and wine for you, my dear

You can eat now you are able

Well, she's taken the bottle in her hand

Poured out the wine so clearly

Here's a health to yours and to mine, she says

And you're welcome home, my dearie, dearie, my dearie

Here's a health to yours and to mine, she said

And you're welcome home, my dearie

And she's gone upstairs to make the bed

To make it soft and comfy

And how nimbly she's jumped into the bed

For to see if it was easy, easy, so easy

How nimbly she's jumped into the bed

For to see if it was easy

And the light dragoon has come upstairs

Put his trousers on the table

And how nimbly he jumped into the bed

For to do what he was able, able, so able

How nimbly he's jumped into the bed

For to do what he was able

Well, they lay in bed and the clock struck one

And the trumpets they were sounding

Her spirits they were high and her belly it was low

And she's gone home to her mammy, mammy, her mammy

Her spirits they were high and her belly it was low

And she's gone home to her mammy

Oh, where have you been all the livelong night

Inquired her anxious parents

Oh, I've been alone with a light dragoon

Because I love him dearly, dearly, so dearly

Oh, I've been alone with a light dragoon

Because I love him dearly