It is taken from a traditional Scottish song 'There was a troop of Irish dragoons, came marchin' doon fi Fyvie oh ! ....' The general 'plot' of the song being the captain of the troop being enchanted by this golden haired girl (Peggy) and offering her father various inducements to let the girl go with him (ribbons, necklace of amber, pretty petticoats etc). The father agrees but the girl doesn't and the captain dies of a broken heart ...
It is taken from a traditional Scottish song 'There was a troop of Irish dragoons, came marchin' doon fi Fyvie oh ! ....' The general 'plot' of the song being the captain of the troop being enchanted by this golden haired girl (Peggy) and offering her father various inducements to let the girl go with him (ribbons, necklace of amber, pretty petticoats etc). The father agrees but the girl doesn't and the captain dies of a broken heart ...