Pretty Polly Song Lyrics and Chords by The Stanley Brothers
Pretty Polly
Recorded by The Stanley Brothers
Written by Ralph Stanley
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Oh Polly Pretty Polly would you take me in time
Polly Pretty Polly would you take me in time
Let me set beside you and
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tell you my
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mind
Well my mind is to marry and never to part
My mind is to marry and never to part
The first time I saw you it
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wounded my
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heart
Oh Polly Pretty Polly come go along with me
Polly Pretty Polly come go along with me
Before we get married some
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pleasures to
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see
Oh he led her over mountains and valleys so deep
He led her over hills and valleys so deep
Pretty Polly mistrusted and
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then began to
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weep
Oh Willie Little Willie I'm afraid to of your ways
Willie Little Willie I'm afraid of your ways
The way you've been rambling
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you'll lead me
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astray
Oh Polly Pretty Polly your guess is about right
Polly Pretty Polly your guess is about right
I dug on your grave the biggest
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part of last
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Oh she knelt down before him a pleading for her life
She knelt down before him a pleading for her life
Let me be a single girl if I
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can't be your
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wife
Oh Polly Pretty Polly that never can be
Polly Pretty Polly that never can be
Your past recitation's
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been trouble to
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me
Oh went down to the jailhouse and what did he say
He went down to the jailhouse and what did he say
I've killed Pretty Polly and
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trying to get
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song Pretty Polly?
- The song Pretty Polly was sang by The Stanley Brothers.
Who is The Stanley Brothers?
- The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
