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