- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- ""The Light (or Bold) Dragoon" or "The Trooper and the Maid" [Roud 162; Child 299; G/D 7:1470 ; Ballad Index C299; trad.] dates back to at least the 1820s in Scottish texts. The story is pretty much the same across all versions, although the ending is sometimes different. The young lady in Harry List's song seems quite happy with the proceedings, but in most other versions she asks the trooper when they are to be married, only to be answered with traditional put-offs such as “When cockle shells grow silver bells”, or “When apple-trees grow in the sea”.
- Licensing
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Versions
The Trooper and the Maid / The Light Dragoon written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trooper and the Maid | Ewan MacColl | 1956 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 1957 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | Nancy Whiskey | 1957 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | Peggy Seeger | 1958 | |||
| The Light Drag'on | Harry List | 1961 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell | 1965 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | Archie Fisher | 1968 | |||
| The Light Dragoon | Dave & Toni Arthur | 1969 | |||
| The Dragoon's Ride | Roy Harris | 1975 | |||
| The Light Dragoon | Mike Waterson | 1977 | |||
| The Bold Dragoon | Bob Copper | 1977 | |||
| The Bold Dragoon | The Wassailers | 1978 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | The Tannahill Weavers | 1981 | |||
| The Light Dragoon | Waterson:Carthy | November 15, 1994 | |||
| The Dragoon's Ride | Brian Peters | 1996 | |||
| The Light Dragoon | Malinky | April 18, 2000 | |||
| The Trooper and the Maid | Stramash | May 21, 2013 | Unverified | ||
| Trooper and the Maid | Charlotte Cumberbirch | April 19, 2014 | Unverified |