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