Key: D major
Verse 1
to sail on the sea
Saying, William, dear William,
Remember the vows that
Note was hurly next morning
He went to his Polly,
Saying, Polly, pretty Polly,
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my friends, for to see.
He led her through groves
and through valleys so deep,
Which made pretty Polly to
sigh and to weep,
Saying, William, dear William,
you've led me astray,
On purpose my innocent life to betray.
Oh yes, dearest Polly,
it is true all I've said,
for all this long night
I've been digging your grave,
and the grave being open,
and the spade standing by,
which made pretty Polly
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to weep and to sigh.
Oh, pardon, dear William,
my innocent life.
for to be your dear wife.
I'll travel the country over,
Remember the vows
that you made unto me.
No pardon, no pardon,
And with it he drew out a long
dagger knife.
He stabbed her to the heart
till the blood didn't flow,
And into the grave her
in a fort quite sound,
Not thinking this body would
ever be found.
He then went on board for a sailor to go,
Not thinking this murder
would ever outgrow.
No, it was only one morning
Our captain came up
and these words he did say,
Our ship she's in mornin'
and can I sail on?
There's a martyr on board
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which has lately been done.
No, I've jumped a sailor,
the same he did say
Then I've jumped old William,
to stamp and to swear
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Indeed it's not me, sir, I'll go and declare
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Now he hastened to the forecastle with speed,
And he met his pretty Polly,
Because he had murdered a baby and she.
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