Robyn Hitch***** - Polly On The Shore Lyrics
Come all you wild young menAnd a-warnin' take by meNever to lead your single life astrayAnd into no bad companyAs I myself have doneIt been in the merry month of MayWhen I was pressed by a sea captainAnd on board a man of war I was sentWhen I was pressed by a sea captainAnd on board a man of war I was sentOur ship it did set sailAnd our bonny, bonny flag we did flyLet every man stand true to his gunFor the Lord knows who must dieLet every man stand true to his gunFor the Lord knows who must dieOur captain was wounded full soreLikewise the rest of his menOur main mast riggingIt was shattered all aboutSo that we were obliged to give inAnd the blood in streams did flowAnd so loudly the cannon did roarAnd thousands of times have I wished meself at homeAnd all along with me Polly on the shoreAnd thousands of times have I wished meself at homeAnd all along with me Polly on the shoreShe's a tall and a slender girlWith a dark and a roving eyeAnd here am I lie a-bleeding on the deckAnd for her sweet sake I would dieAnd here am I lie a-bleeding on the deckAnd for her sweet sake I would dieSo farewell to my parents and friendsLikewise, my dear Polly, tooI ne'er would cross the salt sea so wideIf I hadn't been moved by youI ne'er would cross the salt sea so wideIf I hadn't been moved by you
