Big Smith Pretty Polly
Polly, Pretty Polly can you take me in kind
Polly, Pretty Polly can you take me in kind
Let me sit beside you and tell you my mind
My mind is to marry and never to part
My mind is to marry and never to part
The day that I saw you it wounded my heart
Polly, Pretty Polly come and go along with me
Polly, Pretty Polly come and go along with me
Before we get married some pleasure to see
He led her over mountains and valleys so deep
He led her over mountains and valleys so deep
Polly mistrust him and then began to weep
Willy, little Willy I'm afraid of your ways
Willy, little Willy I'm afraid of your ways
The way you've been rambling you lead me astray
Polly, Pretty Polly your guess is about right
Polly, Pretty Polly your guess is about right
Because I dug on your grave the best part of last night
She knelt down before him a-pleadin' for her life
She knelt down before him a-pleadin' for her life
Let me be a single girl if I can't be your wife
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly this never can be
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly this never can be
Your past reputation's been trouble to me
He went down to the jailhouse and what did he say
He went down to the jailhouse and what did he say
He said "I killed Pretty Polly now my body's going to sway"
