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Down by deep water where sweet lily stand
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I saw pretty Polly wringing her hands
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The song that she sang made the whole grove to ring
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My Billy has left me to fight for a king
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And I wish the wars were all over


[Verse 2]
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I stood in the banks to hear what she said
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I'll follow my Billy whether living or dead
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The notes that she sang were the nightingale's notes
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How the lark and the linnet they warble their throats
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And I wish the wars were all over

[Verse 3]
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I said my dear Polly if you'll stay with me
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I'll make you as happy as happy can be
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Oh no then she said, that never can be
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I'll never be happy til my Billy I see
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And I wish the wars were all over

[Verse 4]
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And now from my parents I'll haste and away
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I rid myself out in a young man's array
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And every company that I pass by
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I'll ask for my Billy or where he does lie
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And I wish the wars were all over
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And I wish the wars were all over