Tasty Tunes [Songs] - Traditionals
Pretty Polly
Lyrics:
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly, would you take me unkind
Polly, Pretty Polly,
would you take me unkind
Let me set beside you and tell you my mind
Well my mind is to marry and never to part
My mind is to marry
and never to part
The first time I saw you it wounded my heart
Oh Polly Pretty Polly come go along with me
Polly Pretty Polly
come go along with me
Before we get married some pleasures to see
Oh he led her over mountains and valleys so deep
He led her over
hills and valleys so deep
Pretty Polly mistrusted and then began to
weep
Oh Willie, Little Willie, I'm afraid to of your ways
Willie, Little Willie, I'm afraid of your ways
The way you've been
rambling you'll lead me astray
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly, your guess
is about right
Polly, Pretty Polly, your guess is about right
I
dug on your grave the biggest part of last night
Oh she knelt
down before him a pleading for her life
She knelt down before him a
pleading for her life
Let me be a single girl if I can't be your wife
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly that never can be
Polly, Pretty Polly that
never can be
Your past recitation's been trouble to me
Oh went
down to the jailhouse and what did he say
He went down to the
jailhouse and what did he say
I've killed Pretty Polly and trying to
get away
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