Pretty Polly- Oleida Martin (KY) 1961 Roberts
[From: In The Pine, Roberts/Agey, 1978.
R. Matteson 2016]
Pretty Polly- sung by Oleida Martin and her husband of Rowan County, KY in 1961. Collected by Myrle Kinder, given to Roberts.
1. Oh, where is Pretty Polly? O'er yonder she stands,
Oh, where is Pretty Polly? O'er yonder she stands,
Gold rings on her fingers, and lily white hands.
2. O Polly, pretty Polly, come an' go along with me,
O Polly, pretty Polly, come an' go along with me,
Before we get married some pleasure to see.
3. I led her up the hollow and the wilderness so deep,
I led her up the hollow and the wilderness so deep,
Poor little Polly to mourn, cry, and weep
4. O Willie, O Willie, I'm afraid of your ways,
O Willie, O Willie, I'm afraid of your ways,
I'm afraid you are leading my body astray.