O Napoleon Bonaparte you're the cause of my woe Since my Bonny Light Horseman to the wars he did go Broken hearted I'll wander broken hearted I'll remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman in the wars he was slain When Bony commanded his armies to stand And proudly to his banners all gaily and grand He levelled his cannons right over the plain And my Bonny Light Horseman in the wars he was slain And if I were some small bird and had wings and could fly I would fly o'er the salt sea where my true love does lie Three years and six months now since he left this bright shore O my Bonny Light Horseman will I ne'er see you more The dove she laments for her mate as she flies O where tell me where is my true love she sighs And where in this wide world is there one to compare With my Bonny Light Horseman who was killed in the war