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GUEST,henryp Songs about women & the sea (91* d) RE: Songs about women & the sea 17 Oct 18


Shirley Collins sings Polly on the Shore;

Come all you wild young men
And a warning take by me,
Never to lead your single life astray
And into no bad company.

Coope Boyes and Simpson sing Lester Simpson's Polly on the Shore; I can still hear those stunning harmonies!

She headed down to Sailor Town, began her education,
But Polly knew the only way to win was fighting back,
She learned the ropes and fleeced the dopes, and dreamed above her station,
She kept half of everything she ever stole from Jack.

So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore,
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore,
She'll be waving ‘till you're safely out of view,
Then she's looking for another sailor, gullible as you.


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