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A new take on the old murder ballad

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PRETTY POLLY

Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, oh where did she go?
Pretty Willy, Pretty Willy, I fear for your ways

Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, won't you come away with me
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, won't you come away with me
Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, won't you come away with me
Before we are married, some pleasure to see

Pretty Willy, Pretty Willy, I fear for your ways x3
You're leading my body out all astray

Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, you guessed just about right x3
I've been digging your grave the best part of last night

She held him in her arms though she felt great fear x3
And then Pretty Polly, she bit off his ear

Pretty Willy, he screamed and he fell to the floor x3
He said, "Polly, no-one's ever done that before!"

She took up his knife and his blood, it did flow x3
And into the grave Pretty Willy did go

She threw some dirt over him and home she did go x3
Leaving Willy behind to the wolves and the crows

Houuu ouuu Crark crark crark Grrr etc.

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from Moeurs l​é​g​è​res, released November 16, 2019
Trad. and Luke Askance, arranged by Skin and Wire

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