Verse
Gm
There was a wealthy merchant,
Gm
In London he did dwell.
Gm
He had an onli daughter,
D Gm
And the truth to you I’ll tell.
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 2]
Gm
Her sweetheart left the country,
Gm
With trouble on his mind
Gm
G leavin’ of his family
D Gm
And his own true love behind.
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 3]
Gm
This girl, she dressed herself
Gm
All up in men’s array
Gm
And to the war department
D Gm
Straight way she marched away
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 4]
Gm
“Your waist is slim and slender,
Gm
Your fingers they are small,
Gm
Your cheeks too red and rosy
D Gm
To face the cannon ball.”
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 5]
Gm
“I know my waist is slender,
Gm
My fingers they are small
Gm
But it would not make me tremble
D Gm
To see ten thousand fall.”
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 6]
Gm
When the war soon was over,
Gm
This girl, she searched the ground
Gm
Among the dead and wounded,
D Gm
Till her own true love she found.
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.
[Verse 7]
Gm
This couple they got married,
Gm
So well they did agree
Gm
This couple, they got married
D Gm
So, why not you and me.
D Gm
Play the lily o, play the lily o.