C
A light dragoon came over the hill
C
When the moon was shining clearly
FC
There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse
FGCF
Because she loved him dearly, dearly, so dearly
Dm7C
There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse
FGC
Because she loved him dearly
[Verse]
C
She's taken him by the nearside rein
C
Led him to the stable
FC
"Here's corn and hay for your horse, young man
FGCF
He can eat while he is able, able, so able
Dm7C
Here's corn and hay for your horse, young man
FGC
He can eat while he is able"
[Verse]
C
She's taken him by the lily-white hand
C
Led him to the table
FC
"It's cakes and wine for you, my dear
FGCF
You can drink while you are able, able, so able
Dm7C
It's cakes and wine for you, my dear
FGC
You can drink while you are able"
[Verse]
C
She's gone upstairs to make his bed
C
Make it soft and comfy
FC
So nimble she's jumped into the bed
FGCF
To see if it was easy, easy, so easy
Dm7C
So nimble she's jumped into the bed
FGC
To see if it was easy
[Verse]
C
The light dragoon has come upstairs
C
And put his trousers on the table
FC
So nimble he's jumped into the bed
FGCF
To do what he was able, able, so able
Dm7C
So nimble he's jumped into the bed
FGC
To do what he was able
[Verse]
C
They've played upstairs 'til the clock struck one
C
And the trumpets, they were sounding
FC
Her spirits, they were high and her belly, it was low
FGCF
An' she run home to her mummy, mummy, her mummy
Dm7C
Her spirits, they were high and her belly, it was low
FGC
An' she run home to her mummy
[Verse]
C
"Oh, where have you been all the livelong night?"
C
Enquired her anxious parents
FC
"I have been alone with the light dragoon
FGCF
Because I love him dearly, dearly, so dearly
Dm7C
I've been alone with the light dragoon
FGC
Because I love him dearly"
[Verse]
C
A light dragoon came over the hill
C
When the moon was shining clearly
FC
There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse
FGCF
Because she loved him dearly, dearly, so dearly
Dm7C
There was a little lady and she knew him by his horse
FGCF
Because she loved him dearly