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Pretty Peggy-O Lyrics
I've been around this whole country
But I never yet found Fenneario.
Well, as we marched down, as we marched down
Well, as we marched down to Fennerio'
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
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.
But I never yet found Fenneario.
Well, as we marched down to Fennerio'
Well, our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove
Her name that she had was Pretty Peggy-O
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, 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, Pretty Peggy-O
The lieutenant he has gone, long gone
He's a-riding down in Texas with the rodeo.
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.
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Wonderful vocals.
Bob Dylan needs to come out with a cologne. They would call it "All Along The Watchtower" or "Forever Young" or just "DYLAN." It would be awsome.
haha, agreed. (:
haha, agreed. (:
Or they could call it B.O.B. (Bad Odour Boy).
But then it might get mistaken for that horrible rapper.
i'm a huge oldies fan..BUT I love B.o.b. His message is awesome.
i'm a huge oldies fan..BUT I love B.o.b. His message is awesome.
I get the storytelling in this song. But still I wonder what it means. :) Apparently this song was a scottish folk song originally. it was twisted and changed a lot over time and got the shape of what it is in Bob Dylan's album. Joan Baez has recorded it calling it Fennario.