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A murder ballad, originating from the British Isles...

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I courted pretty Polly the live long night,
I courted pretty Polly the live long night,
And left her next morning before it was light.

Pretty Polly, pretty Polly, come and go along with me,
Pretty Polly, pretty Polly, come and go along with me,
Before we get married some pleasure to see.

I led her over hills and vallies so deep,
I led her over hills and vallies so deep,
And then pretty Polly, she began to weep.

Oh Willy, oh Willy, I'm 'fraid of your ways,
Oh Willy, oh Willy, I'm 'fraid of your ways,
I fear you will lead my poor body astray.

Oh Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just 'bout right,
Oh Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just 'bout right,
I dug on your grave biggest part of last night.

She throwed her arms around him and trembled with fear,
She throwed her arms around him and trembled with fear,
How can you kill a girl, who was to you so dear?

He stabbed her through the heart, her heart's blood it did flow,
He stabbed her through the heart, her heart's blood it did flow,
Into the grave pretty Polly did go.

He throwed a little dirt over her and started for home,
He throwed a little dirt over her and started for home,
Leaving nothing behind but the wild birds to moan.

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from Fitcher's Bird and Other Tales of the Macabre, released October 26, 2011

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Forest Mountain Hymnal Nashville, Tennessee

Forest Mountain Hymnal (Jonathan and Rebecca Moody) is the result of our passion for folk music, fables, and the natural world in which we grew up, both in Nashville, Tennessee and Sewanee, Tennessee at the University of the South. We hope, with our music, to celebrate love, nature, peace, and community. ... more

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