On Bonaparte he com
mended his troops for to stand
And he leveled his cannon
all over the land
He leveled his cannon,
the whole victory to gain
And he killed my light horseman,
returning from Spain
Broken -hearted, I will wander
for the loss of my lover
He's my bonnie light horseman,
in the wars he was slain
If you saw my love on sentry,
on a cold winter's day
With his red rosy cheeks
and his colors okay
I'll mount it on horseback,
the whole victory to gain
And it's all over the battlefield,
my love, he did range broken -hearted
I will wonder for the loss of my lover
he is my bonnie light horseman
in the wars he was slain
Oh, I were a black bird
and had wings to fly
I would fly to the spot
where my true love did lie
And with my little fluttering wings
his wounds I would heal
And it's all of the night
on his breast I'd remain
Broken -hearted, I will wander
for the loss of my lover
He's my bonnie light horseman
in the wars he would slay
Oh, the dove she laments for
her mate as she flies
Oh, where, tell me, where is my true love?
She cries
Oh, where in this wild world
is there one to compare
with my bonnie light horseman
who's slain in the war broken hearted
I will wonder for the loss of my lover
he's my bonnie light horseman
in the wars he was slain
Oh, Bonaparte,
I have done you no harm
So why tell me why have you
caused this alarm?
We were happy together,
my true love and me
But now you have stretched him
in his grave over the sea
Broken are you, dear, I wonder,
for the loss of my lover
He's my bonnie white horseman,
in the wars he was slain
Bye -bye.