Lyrics
Oh Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me
Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me
For we get married, some pleasure to see
My mind it is to marry and never to part
My mind it is to marry and never to part
First time I saw you, you wounded my heart
She jumped up behind him and away they did ride
She jumped up behind him and away they did ride
Leaving her loved ones and family behind
He took her 'cross mountains and valleys so deep
He took her 'cross mountains and valleys so deep
Poor little Polly could do nothing but weep
Oh William, sweet William, I'm feared of your ways
William, sweet William, I'm feared of your ways
Afraid you will lead my poor body astray
Oh Polly, pretty Polly, your guess is about right
Polly, pretty Polly, your guess is about right
Dig on your grave the best part of last night
They came to a clearing and what did she spy?
They came to a clearing and what did she spy?
Newly dug grave with the spade lying by
She fell to her knees, Lord, she begged for her life
She fell on her knees, she begged 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
You never brought nothing but trouble to me
He stabbed her in the heart and the heart's blood did flow
He stabbed her through the heart and the heart's blood did flow
And into that grave pretty Polly did go
He threw some dirt over her and started for home
Threw some dirt over her and started for home
Leaving nothing but the turtle doves and the wild birds to moan
He got on his boat, Lord, no time to repent
He got on his ship, Lord, no time to repent
But the ship struck a rock and to the bottom it went
There he saw pretty Polly all in gauze of blood
He saw pretty Polly all in gauze of blood
And in her small lungs a sweet baby she held
And he screamed and he hollered and he soon passed away
He screamed and he hollered and he soon passed away
Death to the devil sweet William did pay
Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me
For we get married, some pleasure to see
My mind it is to marry and never to part
My mind it is to marry and never to part
First time I saw you, you wounded my heart
She jumped up behind him and away they did ride
She jumped up behind him and away they did ride
Leaving her loved ones and family behind
He took her 'cross mountains and valleys so deep
He took her 'cross mountains and valleys so deep
Poor little Polly could do nothing but weep
Oh William, sweet William, I'm feared of your ways
William, sweet William, I'm feared of your ways
Afraid you will lead my poor body astray
Oh Polly, pretty Polly, your guess is about right
Polly, pretty Polly, your guess is about right
Dig on your grave the best part of last night
They came to a clearing and what did she spy?
They came to a clearing and what did she spy?
Newly dug grave with the spade lying by
She fell to her knees, Lord, she begged for her life
She fell on her knees, she begged 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
You never brought nothing but trouble to me
He stabbed her in the heart and the heart's blood did flow
He stabbed her through the heart and the heart's blood did flow
And into that grave pretty Polly did go
He threw some dirt over her and started for home
Threw some dirt over her and started for home
Leaving nothing but the turtle doves and the wild birds to moan
He got on his boat, Lord, no time to repent
He got on his ship, Lord, no time to repent
But the ship struck a rock and to the bottom it went
There he saw pretty Polly all in gauze of blood
He saw pretty Polly all in gauze of blood
And in her small lungs a sweet baby she held
And he screamed and he hollered and he soon passed away
He screamed and he hollered and he soon passed away
Death to the devil sweet William did pay