Bold Dragoon- W. Alexander (Hamp) 1907 Gardiner
[My date, title is singer's. Single stanza from George Gardiner Manuscript Collection (GG/1/17/1074),
R. Matteson 2018]
The Bold Dragoon- sung by William Alexander of Hampshire. Collector G.B. Gardiner.
My father was a lord, a lord of high degree;
If I should wed a soldier t'would bring his honour down;
So for your part and my part we never shall agree,
So take it as a warning bold dragoon," said she.