There's funny story about Lily Mae Ledford told later in her life about Pretty Polly, This is how I remember it.
When Lily Mae was young playing the banjo at home in Red River, Powell County, KY and singing songs her mother told Lily not to play any of those drinking songs, like Wild Bill Jones but she told Lily she could play Pretty Polly.
Lily said, "But Mama that boy killed that poor girl!"
Her Mama said, "Well it was probably cause he was drinkin'."