oh polly pretty polly come go along with me polly pretty polly come go along with me before we get married some pleasures to see she got behind him and away they did go she got behind him and away they did go over the hills and mountains to the valley below he rode her over hills and valleys so deep he rode her over hills and valleys so deep pretty polly mistrusted and then began to weep oh willie oh willie i m afraid to of your ways willie oh willie i m afraid of your ways the way you ve been acting you ll lead me astray they went up a little farther and what did they spy they went up a little farther and what did they spy a newly dug grave and a spade lying by oh polly pretty polly your guess is about right polly pretty polly your guess is about right i dug on your grave the best part of last night she knelt down before him pleading for her life she knelt down before him pleading for her life please let me be a single girl if i can t be your wife he stabbed her in the heart and her heart s blood did flow he stabbed her in the heart and her heart s blood did flow and into the grave pretty polly did go he threw something over her and turned to go home he threw something over her and turned to go home leaving nothing behind him but the girl left to mourn he went down to the jailhouse and what did he say he went down to the jailhouse and what did he say i killed pretty polly and tried to get away oh gentlemen and ladies i bid you farewell oh gentlemen and ladies i bid you farewell for killing pretty polly my soul will go to hell