Nic Jones - Bonny Light Horseman lyrics

You maidens and widows I pray give attention To these few lines I'm going to mention Well here's a maid in distraction who she's now going to wander And she relies on George the king for the loss of her lover Broken-hearted I'll wander for the loss of my lover He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain Now for three long years and six months since he left England's shore My bonny light horseman I'll never see no more And when he's mounted on horseback oh so gallant and brave And among all the soldiers respected he was Broken-hearted I'll wander for the loss of my lover He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain Now see how she does lament for the loss of her mate Oh where will I wander my true love she says For there's no mortal a-breathing my favour shall gain He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain Broken-hearted I'll wander for the loss of my lover He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain Now if I had the wings of an eagle up in the air I would fly And fly o'er the fields where my true love does lie And with these fond wings I'd spread aside his grave And then kiss the cold lips that lie cold in the grave Broken-hearted I'll wander for the loss of my lover He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain Now when Boney commanded his troops how to stand And proud flew the banners os so gaily and grand He's fixed up his canon the victory to gain But my bonny light horseman in the war he was slain Broken-hearted I'll wander for the loss of my lover He's the bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain