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Polly, Pretty Polly, come go long with me
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Polly, Pretty Polly, come go long with me
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Before we get married, some pleasure to see
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She jumped up behind him and away they did ride
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jumped up behind him, away they did go
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Over the mountains, and valleys so low.
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Oh Willie, oh Willie, I'm a feared for my life
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Oh Willie, oh Willie, I'm a feared for my life
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I'm afraid you mean to murder me, and leave me behind
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Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessed about right
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Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessed about right
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I've been diggin' your grave, for the best part of last night
[Bridge]
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She knelt down before him, pleading for her life
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She knelt down before him, pleading for her life,
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Let me be a single girl, if I can't be your wife
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He stabbed her to the heart, and her heart blood did flow
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He stabbed her to the heart, and her heart blood did flow
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And into the grave, Pretty Polly did go.
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He through a little dirt on her and started for home
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He through a little dirt over her and started for home
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Leaving nobody there, but the wild birds to moan
[Outro]
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A debt to the devil, Willie must pay
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A debt to the devil, Willie must pay
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For killing Pretty Polly,
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and running, and running, and running, and running away.