(First release—Traditional, arranged by Bob
Dylan)

I've been around this whole country

But I never yet found Fennario.

Well, as we marched down

As we marched down

Well, as we marched down to Fennario

Well, our captain fell in love

With a lady like a dove

Her 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

Comb back your 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 somewheres in Louisiana-O.