Pretty Polly

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Way down in yonder valley Pretty Polly did dwell And she was courted by a captain who loved her so well But when her cruel parents came thisfor to know They parted Pretty Polly and her own true love [Verse 2] One night she lay musing on her bed And a sudden strange fancy come to Polly's head 'No father no mother shall make me forsooth I'll list for a soldier and follow my love' [Verse 3] [?] coat and breaches she put on And [?] did agree she looked like a man She went to a stable six horses she found And saddled a mare could travel aground And with a brace of pistols swung by her side Like a United States soldier Pretty Polly did ride [Verse 4] She rode she rode and she come to the town And there she pulled up at the sign of the crown And the first'un she met with was an Englishman lord And the next'un was captain Pretty Polly's true love [Verse 5] What news from the country what news do you bring She handed him a letter from Polly old dear He opened the letter two pages he found Saying Polly is a soldier with men all around [Verse 6] Now Polly did being weary she hung down her head And she called for a candle to light her to bed The captain said 'I've [?] And you may lie with me kind sir if you please' [Verse 7] Well to lie with a captain is to lie with a king I'm a United States soldier from George Washington [?] I'll fight for my liberty by sea and by land If you be my captain I'll be your [?] [Verse 8] Now Polly is married she lives [?] She goes out when she's ready returns when she please She left her old parents to weep and to mourn Saying 'Polly oh Polly when will you return?'