[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Well, there once was troop o' Irish dragoons
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Cam' marchin' doon through Fyvie O
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Captain's fa'en in love wi' anither bonnie quine
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Oh, the name that she had was pretty Peggy O
[Verse]
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"Oh, come runnin' doon yer stairs, pretty Peggy, my dear
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Come runnin' doon yer stairs, pretty Peggy O
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Come runnin' doon yer stairs, tie back yer yellow hair
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Tak' a last fareweel tae yer daddie O
[Verse]
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Well, it's braw, it's braw captain's lady for tae be
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It's braw tae be a captain's lady O
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Braw tae rine and rant, aye tae follow wi' the camp
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Oh, an' march when yer captain, he is ready O
[Verse]
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Now, the colonel, he cried, "Mount, boys, mount, boys, mount"
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Oh, the captain, he cried, "Tarry O
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Tarry for a while, for anither day or twa
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Just tae see if this bonnie lass will marry O"
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Oh, but syne e'er we cam' up tae Bethelnie toon
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Wir captain we had for tae carry O
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An' syne e'er we cam' up tae bonnie Aberdeen
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Oh, wir captain we had for tae bury O
[Verse]
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Well, there's mony's a bonnie lassie in the howe o' Auchterless
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There's mony's a bonnie dame in the gearie O
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There's mony's a bonnie Jean in the toon o' Aberdeen
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But the flo'er o' them a' bides in Fyvie O
[Verse]
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Well, it's green grow the birks on bonnie Ythan side
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An' low lie the Lowlands o' Fyvie O
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The captain's name was Ned, an' he died for a maid
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Oh, he died for the sodger lass o' Fyvie
[Verse]
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Aye, there once was troop o' Irish dragoons
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Cam' marchin' doon through Fyvie O
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An' the Captain's fa'en in love wi' anither bonnie quine
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Oh, the name that she had was pretty Peggy O
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Fyvie____ O