Sandy Denny

Polly, pretty polly, come go along with me
Polly, pretty polly, come go along with me
Before we get married some pleasure to see

She got up behind him and away they did ride
She got up behind him and away they did ride
Over the hills and the valleys so wide

They rode a little further and what did they spy
They rode a little further and what did they spy
But a new-dug grave with a spade lying by

Oh willy, oh willy, i'm scared of your ways
Oh willy, oh willy, i'm scared of your ways
Scared you might lead my poor body astray

Polly, pretty polly, you've guessed just about right
Polly, pretty polly, you've guessed just about right
I've dug on your grave the best part of last night

And he stabbed her in the heart and the heart-blood did flow
And he stabbed her in the heart and the heart-blood did flow
Into her grave pretty polly did go

He threw a little dirt over her and started for home
He threw a little dirt over her and started for home
Leaving nothing behind but the wild birds to moan

And it's debt to the devil, and willy must pay
And it's debt to the devil, and willy must pay
For killing pretty polly and running away

There is a lonely train called the 3.10 to yuma
And it's the only train left for me to ride on
I'll catch that lonely train called the 3.10 to yuma
I'll get my ticket now for my last time

They say the life of man is made up of four seasons
And springtime finds him young and planting his grain
And then the summer comes bringing warm rains of reason
And time to reap his crop of heartache and pain

The winter comes, finds him snow-cropped and laden
He has been humbled now, walking into the rain
But the rains of death never fall from the cloudless skies of yuma
Time stand still for those on that 3.10 train

There is a lonely train called the 3.10 to yuma
And it's the only train left for me to ride on
I'll catch that lonely train called the 3.10 to yuma
I'll get my ticket now for my last time

I once loved a lass and i loved her so well
And i hated all others who spoke of her ill.
And now she's rewarded me well for my love,
For she's gone and she's wed another.

And i saw my love up to the church go
With bridesmen and bridesmaidens she made a fine show.
And i followed on with my heart full of woe
For she's gone and she's wed another.

I saw my love as she sat down to dine.
I sat down beside her and poured the wine.
And i thought of the lassie that should have been mine,
I thought her sweet company better than meat
Now she's gone and she's wed another.

All the men in yon forest they asked of me,
How many strawberries grow in a salt sea?
And i answer them with a tear in my e'e,
How many ships sail in the forest?

Oh dig me a grave and dig it sae deep,
And cover it over with wee flowers sae sweet.
And i lay me down for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time i'll forget her.

So they dug him a grave and they dug it sae deep
And they covered it over with wee flowers sae sweet
And he lay him down for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time he'll forget her.

Wondering and waiting, my back agaist the wall
Not a word that passed between us comes to recall
Just you shadow at the window as you pass on down the hall
You never wanted me and never knew me at all

I haven't any picture to set before my eyes
Nothing i can blame when the blues start to rise
Just the memory of laughter and a living out of lies
But if i could change my ways we would never have said goodbye

If you ever get the time, please think of me
It's a lock that can't be broken and there isn't any key
I'm only in your mind, only you can set me free
You can't hurt me anymore and it isn't hard to see

Someday, someone will leave you and i know you'll feel the same
But you'll mark it down to memory and a dream that never came
But they are no answers given when love is just a game
And you never wanted me and now i feel the same

Make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make it soft, make it low, so your woman don't know
Make me a pallet on your floor.

Come all you good time friends of mine,
Come all you good time friends of mine.
When i had ten dollars, you treated me so fine
Where were you when i only had a dime.

Come on and make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make it soft, make it low, so your woman don't know
Make me a pallet on your floor.

I'll be more than satisfied,
If i could catch one train to ride
But if i reach atlanta with no place to go,
Please make me a pallet on your floor

Make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make it soft, make it low, so your woman don't know
Make me a pallet on your floor.

I'm gonna make you a red-hot meal
Gonna make you a red-hot meal
To show you i appreciate all that you have done
When you make me a pallet on your floor.

Come on and make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make it soft, make it low, so your woman don't know
Make me a pallet on your floor.