Polly Von
Peter, Paul & Mary
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Dm I shall tell of a hunter whosGm life was undoneDm By the crule hand of evil and theA setting of the sunDm Gm His arrow was loosed and it flew through the darkDm And his true love was slain asGm Am7 Dm the shaft found its mark (chorus)F well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he tookContinues after the adA Dm her for a swan and its oh and alasGm Am7 Dm it was she Polly Von he ran up beside her and found it was she he turned away his head for he could not bare to see As he lifted her up he found she was dead a fountain of tears for his true love he shed (chorus) he bore her away to his home by the sea cried father oh father ive murdered poor Polly ive killed my fair love in the flower of her life i had always intended that she'd be my wife (chorus) He roamed near the place where his true love was slain he wept bitter tears but his cries were all in vain as looked on the lake a swan glided by and the sun slowly sank in the grey of the sky (chorus)