Polly on the Shore

Come all you wild young men

And a-warnin' take by me

Never to lead your single life astray

And into no bad company

As I myself have done

It been in the merry month of May

When I was pressed by a sea captain

And on board a man of war I was sent

When I was pressed by a sea captain

And on board a man of war I was sent

Our ship it did set sail

And our bonny, bonny flag we did fly

Let every man stand true to his gun

For the Lord knows who must die

Let every man stand true to his gun

For the Lord knows who must die

Our captain was wounded full sore

Likewise the rest of his men

Our main mast rigging

It was shattered all about

So that we were obliged to give in

And the blood in streams did flow

And so loudly the cannon did roar

And thousands of times have I wished meself at home

And all along with me Polly on the shore

And thousands of times have I wished meself at home

And all along with me Polly on the shore

She's a tall and a slender girl

With a dark and a roving eye

And here am I lie a-bleeding on the deck

And for her sweet sake I would die

And here am I lie a-bleeding on the deck

And for her sweet sake I would die

So farewell to my parents and friends

Likewise, my dear Polly, too

I ne'er would cross the salt sea so wide

If I hadn't been moved by you

I ne'er would cross the salt sea so wide

If I hadn't been moved by you