as we rowed out to fennario as we rowed out to fennario our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove and he called her by name pretty peggy o come steppin down the stairs pretty peggy o come steppin down the stairs pretty peggy o come steppin down the stairs combing back your yellow hair prettiest lady in the area o will you marry me pretty peggy o will you marry me pretty peggy o will you marry me i will set your cities free and free all the people in the area o i would marry you sweet william o i would marry you sweet william o well i would marry you but your guineas are too few and i fear my mama would be angry o what would your mama think pretty peggy o what would your mama think pretty peggy o what would your mama think if she heard my guineas clink saw me marching at the head of my soldiers o if ever i return pretty peggy o if ever i return pretty peggy o if ever i return all your cities i will burn destroy all the people in the area o  as we rowed out to fennario as we rowed out to fennario our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove and he called her by name pretty peggy o