as we rode out to fennario as we rode out to fennario our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove and her called her by a name pretty peggy o will you marry me pretty peggy o will you marry me pretty peggy o if you will marry me i ll set your cities free and free all the ladies in the area o i would marry you sweet william o i would marry you sweet william o 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 hears 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 your cities i will burn destroy all the ladies in the area o come steppin down the stairs pretty peggy o come steppin down the stairs pretty peggy o come steppin down the stairs combin back your yellow hair bid a last farewell to your william o 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 and he s buried in the louisiana country o as we rode out to fennario as we rode out to fennario our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove and he called her by a name pretty peggy o