Dm F C A# Dm O Polly love, O Polly, the road has now begun F C A# F C Dm And we must go a marching at the beating of the drum F C A# F C Dm Go dress yourself all in your best and come along with me Dm F C A# Dm I'll take you to the war me love in high Germany
Willy love, o Willy come list' what I do say My feet they are so tender, I cannot march away And besides my dearest Willy I am with child by thee Not fitted for the war me love in high Germany
I'll buy for you a horse me love And on it you shall ride And all my life shall I be riding by your side We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we are dry We'll be true to oen another Get married bye and bye
O cursed be them cruel wars that ever they should rise And out of merry England press many a man likewise They pressed my true love from me Likewise my brothers three And sent them to the wars me love in high Germany
My friends I do not value nor my foes I do not fear Now my love has left me I wander far and near And when my baby it is born and smiling on my knee I will think of lovely Willy in high Germany
O Polly love, O Polly, the road has now begun And we must go a marching at the beating of the drum Go dress yourself all in your best and come along with me I'll take you to the war me love in high Germany