Polly Vaughn
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I shall tell of a hunter whose life was undone
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By the cruel hand of evil at the setting of the sun
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His arrow was loosed and it flew thru the dark
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And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark
F
For she'd her apron wrapped around her
A
and he took her for a swan
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and it's o and alas, it was she, Polly Vaughn
He ran up beside her and found it was she
He turned away his head for he could not bear to see
He lifted her up and found she was dead
A fountain of tears for his true love he shed
He bore her away to his home by the sea
Crying Father, o Father, I've murdered poor Polly
I've killed my fair love in the flower of her life
I'd always intended that she'd be my wife
He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
He wept bitter tears, but his tears were all in vain
As he looked on the lake, a swan glided by
And the sun slowly sank in the grey of the sky
DT #308
Laws O36
recorded by
Frankie Armstrong on Here's a Health
John and Tony Dark Ships
Tony Rose Green Willow
SOF
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