“Polly Primrose”

Description

"Sweet Polly Primrose, a girl of nineteen summers-o, Sure, I love my Polly better than all the wealth I own." Now she is at the bottom of the sea; she fell off a ship in rough waters. The singer wishes he were a fish, so he might see her as a mermaid

References

  1. SHenry H734, p. 149, "Polly Primrose" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Roud #9450
  3. BI, HHH734

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1937 (Sam Henry collection)
Found in: Ireland