Polly Vaughan-Anne Briggs

[ti:Polly Vaughan] [ar:Anne Briggs] [al:An Introduction to Anne Briggs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Polly Vaughan - Anne Briggs [00:00.02]Written by：Anne Briggs [00:00.48]Come all you young fellows that handle a gun [00:09.44] [00:10.34]Beware how you shoot when the night's coming on [00:17.63] [00:18.36]For young Jimmy met his true love he mistook her for a swan [00:28.28] [00:28.85]And he shot her and killed her by the setting of the sun [00:41.62] [00:43.14]As Polly was walking all in a shower of rain [00:53.02] [00:53.86]She sheltered in the green bush her beauty to save [01:01.82] [01:02.63]With her apron throwed over her he mistook her for a swan [01:12.65] [01:13.49]And he shot her and killed her by the setting of the sun [01:26.50] [01:28.19]Then home ran young Jimmy with his dog and his gun [01:37.36] [01:38.15]Crying uncle dear uncle have you heard what I done [01:45.84] [01:46.76]I met my own true love I mistook her for a swan [01:55.44] [01:56.12]And I shot her and killed her by the setting of the sun [02:08.99] [02:11.12]Then out rushed his uncle with his locks hanging grey [02:20.13] [02:21.06]Crying Jimmy oh dear Jimmy don't you run away [02:28.35] [02:29.18]Don't leave your own country till the trial do come on [02:38.15] [02:38.95]For they never will hang you for the shooting of a swan [02:51.71] [02:53.62]Oh the girls of this country they're all glad we know [03:03.09] [03:03.86]To see Polly Vaughan brought down so low [03:11.57] [03:12.70]You could take them poor girls and set them in a row [03:20.96] [03:21.70]And her beauty would outshine 'em like a fountain of snow [03:33.90] [03:35.85]Well the trial were on and Polly's ghost did appear [03:46.17] [03:47.07]Crying uncle dear uncle let Jimmy go clear [03:54.86] [03:55.68]For my apron was thrown round me he mistook me for a swan [04:06.31] [04:06.83]And he never would have shot his own Polly Vaughan