Polly, she is fine, and she's kind, She's fallen for a sailor, and he to her proved kind, He said, I'm sorry for to say, Polly I must sail away, Oh but
It fell on a day, a bonnie, bonnie day, When the corn, grew green and yellow, That there fell out, a great dispute, Between Argyll and Airlie Argyll
Have you heard of the blind harper, Now he lived in Hogmaven town, He went down to fair England, To steal King Henry's wanton Brown. First he went unto
There came a ghost to Margaret's door With many a greivous groan And aye he's tirled long at the pin But answer she gave none Is it my father phillip?
Underneath the stars I'll meet you Underneath the stars I'll greet you There beneath the stars I'll leave you Before you go of your own free will Go
Bring me a boat to cross to my dear, I stand here alone, with my sweetheart so near, Bring to me a boat to cross o'er the Tyne, For it's deep murky waters
I wonder what is keeping my true love this night I wonder what is keeping him out of my sight I wonder if he knows of the pain I endure And stays from
A bold young farmer courted me He gained my heart and liberty He gained my heart and good free will I must confessI love him still I must confess I love
Sir Eglamore was a valiant knight, fa la lanky down dilly, He took up his sword and he went to fight, fa la lanky down dilly. As he rode o'er hill
There was a farm on yonder hill, up where the wind it blows-o There lived a mother and her son and their bonnie old brown cow-o. This cow was a bonnie
No sheep on the mountain nor boat on the lake No coin in my coffer to keep me awake Nor corn in my garner, nor fruit on my tree, Yet the Maid of Llanwellyn
"What's the matter with you, me lass, and where's your dashing Jimmy?" "Them soldier boys have picked him up and taken him far from me Last pay-day he
Oh the rain it rains all day long, Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, And the northern wind, it blows so strong, Bold Riley-o has gone away. Goodbye my sweetheart
I must away love, no longer tarry, This roaring tempest I have to cross I must be guided without a stumble Into the arms I love the best. And when he
I courted a sailor for six months and many, I courted a sailor, now he's far from me. I courted a sailor for six months and many, I courted a sailor,
Ya hear me shout when no one's about, You find me where I can't be seen. I feel the air flowing for life's in full swing, So tell me why I cannot breathe
This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I?ve only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died
Some tyrant has stolen my true love away And here in old England I can no longer stay I'll cross the wide ocean, ne'er on my bed rest In search of my