Traditional Irish - High germany

??^Dm?Oh Polly love,^F oh Polly, the^Dm rout has n^Dmow begun, And ^Fwe must go a-mar^Fching ^Fto the b^Geating of the ^Dmdrum. Go ^Fdress yourself all ^Fin your ^Fbest and com^Ge along with^Dm me; I'll ta^Dmke you to the cr^Fuel w^Dmar in H^Dmigh Germa^Dmny.”

“^DmOh Willy love, ^Foh Willy, come^Dm list what ^DmI do say, My ^Ffeet they a^Fre so t^Fender, I ^Gcannot march^Dm away. An^Fd besides, my dearest W^Filly, I^F am with child ^Gby th^Dmee, Not fit^Dmted for the cru^Fel w^Dmar in H^Dmigh Germa^Dmny.”

??^Dm?I'll buy for you a^F horse, my ^Dmlove, and on it you shal^Dml ride An^Fd all my de^Flight s^Fhall be a^G-riding by your s^Dmide. W^Fe'll stop at every aleh^Fouse an^Fd drink when w^Ge are ^Dmdry, We'll^Dm be true to o^Fne another, ^Dmget mar^Dmried by a^Dmnd by.”

O^Dmh, cursed be them c^Fruel wars that ^Dmever they should ri^Dmse A^Fnd out of Merry ^FEngland p^Fress many a ^Gman likewi^Dmse. T^Fhey pressed my true love f^From me, ^Flikewise my br^Gothers^Dm three, And ^Dmsent them to the ^Fcruel wa^Dmrs in H^Dmigh Germa^Dmny.

N^Dmo, my friends I do not va^Flue nor my f^Dmoes I do not f^Dmear, N^Fow my love has l^Feft me I ^Fwander f^Gar and ne^Dmar. ^FAnd when my baby it is b^Forn and a-s^Fmiling o^Gn my k^Dmnee ^DmI'll think on lovely W^Filly ^Dmin High ^DmGerma^Dmny.

“^DmOh Polly love, ^Foh Polly, the ^Dmrout has no^Dmw begun, And ^Fwe must go a-mar^Fching ^Fto the b^Geating of the ^Dmdrum. Go ^Fdress yourself all ^Fin your ^Fbest and com^Ge along with^Dm me; I'll ta^Dmke you to the cr^Fuel w^Dmar in H^Dmigh Germa^Dmny.”