When I Was on Horseback

Traditional

When I was on horseback, wasn't I pretty ?
When I was on horseback, wasn't I gay ?
Wasn't I pretty when I entered Cork City
And met with my downfall on the fourteenth of May ?

Six jolly soldiers to carry my coffin
Six jolly soldiers to march by my side
It's six jolly soldiers take a bunch of red roses
Then for to smell them as we go along

Beat the drum slowly and play the pipes only
Play up the dead march as we go along
And bring me to Tipperary and lay me down easy
I am a young soldier that never done wrong

When I was on horseback, wasn't I pretty ?
When I was on horseback, wasn't I gay ?
Wasn't I pretty when I entered Cork City
And met with my downfall on the fourteenth of May ?

Trivia about the song When I Was on Horseback by Steeleye Span

On which albums was the song “When I Was on Horseback” released by Steeleye Span?
Steeleye Span released the song on the albums “Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again” in 1971 and “Present: The Very Best of Steeleye Span” in 2002.
Who composed the song “When I Was on Horseback” by Steeleye Span?
The song “When I Was on Horseback” by Steeleye Span was composed by Traditional.

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