Polly On The Shore

D G A Come all you wild young men D A And a warning take by me D Never to lead your single life astray G A And into no bad company D G A As I myself have done D A It being in the merry month of May D When I was pressed by a sea captain G A And aboard a man of war I was sent D A When I was pressed by a sea captain D A And aboard a man of war I was sent D G A We sailed on the ocean so wide D A And our bonny bonny flag we let fly D Let every man stand true to his gun G A For the Lord knows who must die D G A Our captain was wounded full sore D A And so were the rest of his men D And our main mast rigging it was scattered on the deck G A So that we were obliged to give in D G A Our decks were all spattered with blood D A And so loudly the cannons did roar D And thousands of times have I wished myself at home G A All along with my Polly on the shore D A And thousands of times have I wished myself at home D A All along with my Polly on the shore D G A She's a tall and a slender girl D A She's a dark and a roving eye D And here am I, lie bleeding on the deck G A And for her sweet sake I will die D A And here am I, lie bleeding on the deck D A And for her sweet sake I would die D G A So farewell to me parents and my friends D A Farewell my dear Polly too D I never would have crossed the salt sea so wide G A If I had a-been ruled by you D A I ne'er should have crossed the salt sea so wide D A If I had a-been ruled by you