Well, when Bonny commanded His armies to stand He leveled his cannon Right over the land And he leveled his cannon His victory to gain He slew my light horseman In the wars coming home Broken hearted I wonder Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Broken hearted I wonder Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Well, the dove she immense for Her mate as she flies Saying where in this wide world is My true love she cries Saying where in this wide world Is there one who compares To my Bonny Light Horseman who Was slain in the war Broken hearted I wonder Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Broken hearted I wonder Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Well if I were a small bird And had wings to fly I'd fly to the spot where My true love did lie And then fly from wings I'd bare over his grave And kiss the cold lips That lay cold in the clay Broken hearted I wonder Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Well, when Bonny commanded His armies to stand He leveled his cannon Right over the land And he leveled his cannon His victory to gain He slew my light horseman In the wars coming home Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain Broken hearted I remain Since my Bonny Light Horseman In the wars He was slain