Soldier's dream/Bonny Mally Stewart

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BONNY MALLY STEWART.

The cold winter is past and gone,
And now comes on the spring,
And I am one of the king's life-guards,
And I must go fight for my king, my dear,

And must go fight for my king.

Now since to the wars you must go,
One thing I pray grant me,
It's I will dress myself in man's attire,
And I'll travel along with thee, my dear,
And I'll travel along with thee.

I would not for ten thousand worlds,
That my love endangered were ;
The rattling of drums and shining of swords,
Will cause great sorrow and wo, my dear,
Will cause great sorrow and wo.

I will do the thing for my true love,
That she will not do for me;
It's I'll put cuffs of black on my red coat,
And mourn till the day I die, my dear,
And mourn till the day I die.

I will do more for my true love,
That he will do for me;
I'll cut my hair and roll me bare,
And mourn till the day I die,
And mourn till the day I die.

So farewell my mother and father dear,
I'll bid adieu and farewell,
My sweet and bonny Mally Stewart,
You’re the cause of all my wo, my dear,
You're the cause of all

When we came to bonny Stirling town,
As we lay all in camp,
By the King's orders we were all taken,
And to Germany we were all sent, my dear,
And to Germany we were all sent.

So farewell bonny Stirling town,
And the maids therein also;
And farewell bonny Mally Stewart,
You're the cause of all my wo, my dear,
You're the cause of all my wo.

She took the slippers off her feet,
And the cockups off her hair ;
And she has ta'en a long journey,
For seven lang years and mair, my dear,
For seven lang years and mair.

Sometimes she rade sometimes she gaed,
Sometimes sat down to mourn,
And it was aye the o'ercome of her tale,
Shall I e'er see my bonny laddie come,
Shall I e'er see my bonny laddie come.

The trooper turned himself round about,
All on the Irish shore;
He has gi'en the bridal reins a shake,
Saying adieu for evermore, my dear,
Saying adieu for evermore.