ROOTS MUSIC REVUE // Leah Song (of Rising Appalachia)

[singing] We rode out to Fennario.

As we rode out to Fennario.

The captain fell in love with a lady like a dove.

Oh, and he called her by her name, Pretty Peggy-O.

Will you marry me, Pretty Peggy-O? Will you marry me, Pretty Peggy-O? Will you marry me? I'll set your cities free.

Free all the ladies in the area.

I wanna marry you, Sweet William-O.

Oh, and I wanna marry you, Sweet William-O.

I wanna marry you, but your guineas are too few.

Lord, I fear that my mom would be angry-o.

Oh, what would your mama think, Pretty Peggy-O? Oh, what would your mama think, Pretty Peggy-O? What would your mama think if she heard my guineas cluck? Saw me march at the head of my soldiers.

If I ever return, Pretty Peggy-O.

If I ever return, Pretty Peggy-O.

If I ever return, your cities I will burn.

I'll destroy all the ladies in the area.

Come stepping down those stairs, Pretty Peggy-O.

Come stepping down those stairs, Pretty Peggy-O.

Come stepping down those stairs, combing back your yellow hair.

A bitter last farewell to you, William-O.

Well, Sweet William, he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O.

Sweet William, he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O.

Sweet William, he is dead.

He died for a maid.

Now he's buried in that old country-o.

As we rode out to Fennario.