Soldier's Horse- Pack (WV) 1940
Soldier's Horse- Originally from the singing of C.C. "Lum" Pack of Harts, Lincoln County, West Virginia; in the Chappell Collection at the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV. Learned from the singing of Helena Triplett, Green Are the Woods
She took him by the bridle hair;
She's led him to the stable.
"Here's oats and hay for the soldier's horse;
Come feed him while you're able."
She took him by the lily-white hand,
And led him to the table.
"Here's cakes and beer for you my dear;
Come eat while you are able."
She went upstairs to make her bed
To make it soft and easy.
The soldier up and he followed her.
"Miss Lizy, are you ready?"
("Miss Lizy, are you married?")
She's taken off her linen gown
And laid it on the table.
The soldier's off with his uniform
And laid in bed with the lady.
They hadn't been there but an hour or two
When he grew tired and weary.
"I thought I heard the bugle blow;
Miss Lizy, I must leave you."
"When will you be back again?
Oh, when will we get married?"
"When corn shells turn to silver bells,
Miss Lizy, we'll get married."
She followed him from town to town
'Til she grew tired and weary.
Poor Lizy in her tattered gown
Comes crying home to mammy.