Pretty Polly - Ralph Stanley

Oh Polly, dear Polly, come, go along with me Polly, pretty Polly, come, go along with me Before we get married some pleasures to see Willie, oh Willie, I'm afraid of your ways Willie, oh Willie, I'm afraid of your way I'm afraid you will lead my poor body astray Oh Polly, dear Polly, you're guessing 'bout right Polly, dear Polly, you're guessing just about right I dug on your grave the best part of the night He went a few steps further and what did she spot? Went a few steps further and what did she spy? But a new dug grave and a sway lying by He stabbed her in her heart and her heart's blood did flow He stabbed her in her heart and her heart's blood did flow And into the grave pretty Polly did go Oh, gentlemen and ladies, I bid you farewell Gentlemen and ladies, I bid you farewell For killing pretty Polly my soul will go to hell. It's a debt to the devil poor Willie must pay It's a debt to the devil poor Willie must pay For killing pretty Polly and running away.

Polly wants a cracker I think I should get off her first I think she wants some water To put out the blow torch Isn't me, have a seed Let me clip your dirty wings Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself Got some rope, haven't told Promise you, have been true Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself Polly wants a cracker Maybe she would like some food She asked me to untie her A chase would be nice for a few Isn't me, have a seed Let me clip your dirty wings Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself Got some rope, haven't told Promise you, have been true Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself Polly said Polly says her back hurts She's just as bored as me She caught me off my guard Amazes me the will of instinct Isn't me, have a seed Let me clip your dirty wings Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself Got some rope, haven't told Promise you, have been true Let me take a ride, cut yourself Want some help, please myself

You remain in motion Bottom of the ocean Not yet sick of sycophants Tellin' you their true lies Like, no Moon is higher Hollow as a hallway Your fist fits right through me If I split my body into two men Would you then love me better Octopus myself so you weather this Sea, sea, sea polly Sea, sea, sea polly See, see, see, see me You love dancin' with me Or you just love dancin' Polly, polly, polly I don't wanna live here Sometimes don't wanna live at all I want to be cotton candy In the mouth of many a lover Saccharine and slick technicolor I'll dissolve I know that won't solve this (I want to dissolve) Evolve into rain and spit You make me go unstitched Are you dancin' with me Or just merely dancn' Polly polly polly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Am I just your Friday dick? Cornucopia of just-in-cases You'll never have to chase this Woah, polly, polly Obviously don't think much of me Polly, polly, polly, polly, polly

I'll confess your sweet talk had me weak in the knees But my friend got the same text, cut and copied Cause you're writing love notes to every girl on the block Baby, you should know us girls we talk Secrets out, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease You sure think that you got what the ladies want Always talking about your dog and your restaurant Oh, you think you're pretty smooth and you're on a roll But this town is really small, and we all know Boy, come on, please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease Maybe you were shy back in high school Always stuck in the friendzone But if you keep this up, you're gonna end up alone You spin by, no but that still doesn't make you cool You talk art, but maybe stop cause you sound like a fool When you first moved to town you had has wrapped around You're finger like the ring you're hiding now We all know, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease