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Pretty Polly Oliver
Jody Stecher
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Way down in Lone Valley, Pretty Polly did dwell
Who was courted by a captain who loved her so well
Her father and mother came this for to know
And they parted Pretty Polly and her own true love
One night she lay musing on her bed
A very strange notion came through Polly's head
She went to her father's stable and viewed them all around
And picked out a horse that could travel the ground
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Then first a vest-coat she put on
In every degree she seemed like a man
With a brace of bright pistols and a sword by her side
Like a United States soldier Pretty Polly did ride
She rode, she rode, 'til she came to the town
And there she put up at the sign of the Crown
The first one she met with was an English lord
The next one was a captain, Polly's own true love
"What news from your country, what news do I hear?"
She handed him a letter from Polly, oh dear
He opened the letter, ten pennies he found
Saying Polly is a soldier with the men all around
Pretty Polly being worried, she hung down her head
She called for a candle to light her to bed
The captain replied, have a bed at my ease
And you may lay with me, kind sir, if you please
'Til I with the captain is to lie with the king
I'm a United States soldier from George Washington I came
I fight for my liberty by sea and by land
If you be my captain, I'll be your command
Now Polly is married, she lives at her ease
She goes when she's ready, returns when she please
She left her old parents to grieve and to mourn
Saying Polly, oh Polly, when will you return?
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