Pretty Polly- Ollie Gilbert (AR) 1969 Max Hunter B
[From: Max Hunter Folk Song Collection; Cat. #0777 (MFH #420), my designation B.
R. Matteson 2016]
Pretty Polly Come Go Along With Me- As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on June 25, 1969
listen: https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=0777
VERSE 1
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, come go along with me
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, come go along with me
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, come go along with me
An' all these things, now you shall see
VERSE 2
He led her over hills an' valleys away
He led her over hills an' valleys away
He led her over hills an' valleys away
She says, young man you leadin' me astray
VERSE 3
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessin' just right
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessin' just right
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessin' just right
For I dug your grave the biggest part of last night
VERSE 4
She threw her arms 'round 'im saying, suffer no fear
She threw her arms 'round 'im saying, suffer no fear
She threw her arms 'round 'im saying, suffer no fear
How can you kill a poor girl that loves you so dear
VERSE 5
I stabbed 'er to the heart an' the blood it did pour
I stabbed 'er to the heart an' the blood it did pour
I stabbed 'er to the heart an' the blood it did pour
Saying, down in this grave your poor body will go
VERSE 6
I threw some dirt o'er and turned to go 'way
I threw some dirt o'er and turned to go 'way
I threw some dirt o'er and turned to go 'way
Saying, down in this grave your poor body will lay.