[Verse 1]
As we marched down to Fennario
As we marched down to Fennario
Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove
And we called her by her name, pretty Peggy-o

[Verse 2]
She came tripping down the stairs, pretty Peggy-o
She came tripping down the stairs, pretty Peggy-o
She came tripping down the stairs, combing back her yellow hair
As fine as any maiden in the are-o

[Verse 3]
Will you list in the army, pretty Peggy-o?
Will you list in the army, pretty Peggy-o?
Ah, you'll get a horse to ride and your rifle by your side
And a whole band of music going afore you-o

[Verse 4]
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o
In a carriage you will ride, with your true love by your side
As fair as any maiden in the are-o

[Verse 5]
What will your mother say, pretty Peggy-o?
What will your mother say, pretty Peggy-o?
What will your mother say when she finds you've gone away
To places far and strange in Fennario?
[Verse 6]
When she came in the presence of the captain-o
When she came in the presence of the captain-o
Oh, she made him there to stand with his cap and gun in hand
And she laughed him to scorn in Fennario

[Verse 7]
When I return, pretty Peggy-o
When I return, pretty Peggy-o
When I return, oh your city I will burn
And destroy all the ladies in the country-o

[Verse 8]
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-o
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-o
Sweet William he is dead, and he died for a maid
He's buried in the Louisiana country-o