The Light Dragon
Sung by Harry List.
Recorded by Peter Kennedy and Alan Lomax in Sweffling, Suffolk, England, in 1951.
O the Light Drago'n rode o'er the hill,the moon was shining clearly.
There was a young lady —for she knew him by his
horse, because she loved him dearly.
She took him by the milk-white [bridle] reins,
she led him to the stable.
"There's hay and corn for your horse, young man,
let him eat while he is able."
O she took him by the lily-white hand,
she led him to the table,
"There's cakes and wines for you, my dear,
you can drink now you are able."
O she ran upstairs to make the bed,
o to make it soft and easy.
How nimble she jumped into bed,
for to see if it was easy.
O the light drago'n, he ran upstairs,
he put off his army trousers.
How nimble he jumped into bed
for to do what he was able.
They laid abed till the clock struck ten,
the trumpets they were a-sounding.
With her spirits high and her belly low
and she ran home to her mummy.
"O where have thou been all this long night?" enquired
her anxious parents.
"I've been along with the Light Drago'n,
because I loved him dearly."