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I shall tell of a hunter whose life was undone
By the cruel hand of evil at the setting of the sun
His arrow was loosed and it flew thru the dark
And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark

For she'd her apron wrapped around her
and he took her for a swan
and it's o and alas, it was she, Polly Vaughn

He ran up beside her and found it was she
He turned away his head for he could not bear to see
He lifted her up and found she was dead
A fountain of tears for his true love he shed

He bore her away to his home by the sea
Crying Father, o Father, I've murdered poor Polly
I've killed my fair love in the flower of her life
I'd always intended that she'd be my wife

He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
He wept bitter tears, but his tears were all in vain
As he looked on the lake, a swan glided by
And the sun slowly sank in the grey of the sky

12. Polly Vaughn
(trad.) Traditional folk song that has been presented with different names, mostly as 'Molly Bawn' or 'Ban' . This version is a copy of the version by Tia Blake, not so well known folk artist. Tia's voice is maybe more fragile and sad than mine, if possible. Sad song. --Jore How the hell can you mistake a woman for swan - and why was her apron wrapped around her head? Awful lyric - obviously struggling to get something to rhyme with 'Vaughn…...'Gone' would have been better than 'Swan'. The lyric wastes the song for me. I've never heard of Tia Blake - but I just listened to her on YouTube. Reminds me of Vashti Bunyan - which is definitely good. --Davy