Pretty Peggy O

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Well, as we marched down, as we marched down 
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Well, as we marched down to Fennerio‘ 
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Well, our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove 
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the name that she had was Pretty Peggy-O 
 
Well, what will your mother say, what will your mother say 
What will your mother say, Pretty Peggy-O 
What will your mother say to know you‘re going away 
You‘re never, never, never coming back-io ? 
 
Come a-running down your stairs 
Come a-running down your stairs 
Come a-running down your stairs, Pretty Peggy-O 
Come a-running down your stairs 
Combing back your yellow hair 
You‘re the prettiest darned girl I ever seen-io. 
 
The lieutenant he has gone 
The lieutenant he has gone 
The lieutenant he has gone, Pretty Peggy-O 
The lieutenant he has gone, long gone 
He‘s a-riding down in Texas with the rodeo. 
 
Well, our captain he is dead, our captain he is dead 
Our captain he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O 
Well, our captain he is dead, died for a maid 
He‘s buried somewhere in Louisiana-O.