Oh, Polly, pretty Polly, Would you think it unkind

voiceCollected by Mary Celestia Parler; Transcribed by Neil Byer T. W. Dethero Batesville, Ark April 13, 1955 Reel 228, Item 16 Polly, Pretty Polly Oh, Polly, pretty Polly, Would you think it unkind For me to sit down by you And tell you my mind? My mind is for to marry you, And never more part, 'Cause the first time that I saw you You wounded my heart. Go way from my window, Go way from my door, Go courting, pretty ally, Where you have been before. I'll eat when I'm hungry, And I'll eat when I'm dry, If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation