Polly Ann

E B B E E B B E E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E She went to the station without hesitating and she ain't coming back again E B I met Polly Ann in the Frisco Bay and I said "Would you marry me?" B E She said "Silly Roy, no my dearest boy, don't you know we did never meet" E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E She went to the corner to place her order and she's never coming back again E B I chased Polly Ann half around the world, found nothing but the center of a curve B E Hissin' and moanin', sniffin' and groanin', saying "Polly, won't you be my girl?" E B Until I finally had caught her making whisky and holler and I paid her a dollar for a drink B E Just a sip of hellfire from a mason jar from my walking boot's wellspring E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E She went to the corner to get bills for a quarter and she ain't coming back again E B Man, up she jumped and away she flew and I couldn't catch her if I tried B E So I took off my pants and set em on fire and picked my guitar by the light E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E She went to the farm ??? and she's never coming back again E B When I saw her again I began to grin to any man that's coming past B E She's picking banjo on a stump, picking with her thumb and I snuck up behind her to ask E B I said "Polly my dear, ain't you changed your mind, ain't you like to come be my wife" B E And to my surprise she turned right around and stuck me with a Valor knife E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E She went to the station without hesitating and she's never coming back again E B I began to believe and I thought it was the end so I grabbed up her hand so tight B E Then she kissed my on the lips, stitched me up with dental floss and we got married that night E B Polly Ann, Polly Ann, Polly Ann jumped up and ran B E D# E We went to the yard, got married in a boxcar and never coming back again