The Bold Grenadier lyrics

As I was a walking one morning in May

I spied a young couple a makin' of hay

O one was a fair maid and her beauty shone clear

The other was a soldier, a bold grenadier

Good morning, good morning, good morning said he

O where are you going my pretty lady?

I am going a walking by the clear crystal stream

To see cool water glide and hear nightingales sing

O soldier, o soldier, will you marry me?

O no, my sweet lady that never can be

For I have a wife in my own country

Two wives and the army's too many for me

As I was a walking one morning in May

I spied a young couple a makin' of hay

O one was a fair maid and her beauty shone clear

The other was a soldier, a bold grenadier