Bonny Light Horseman Lyrics

O Napoleon Bonaparte you're the cause of my woe

Since my Bonny Light Horseman to the wars he did go

Broken hearted I'll wander broken hearted I'll remain

Since my Bonny Light Horseman in the wars he was slain

When Bony commanded his armies to stand

And proudly to his banners all gaily and grand

He levelled his cannons right over the plain

And my Bonny Light Horseman in the wars he was slain

And if I were some small bird and had wings and could fly

I would fly o'er the salt sea where my true love does lie

Three years and six months now since he left this bright shore

O my Bonny Light Horseman will I ne'er see you more

The dove she laments for her mate as she flies

O where tell me where is my true love she sighs

And where in this wide world is there one to compare

With my Bonny Light Horseman who was killed in the war