Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

X:106
T:Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
C:Trad
B:Bronson
O:Sharp MSS., 3I42/?. Also in Sharp and Karpeles, I932, I,
O:p. 6(B). Sung by Mrs. Bishop, Clay County, Ky., July I6,
O:I909. Collected by Olive Dame Campbell. Text not included in Sharp's MSS.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ddor % Pentatonic ( -3 -7) Ionian/Mixolydian/Dorian [Pi 2]
G | A2 A d2 d | AAA G2 G | A2 A/B/ d2 d |
w:Pull off that silk, my pret-ty Pol-ly, Pull off that* silk, said
A3-A2 D/D/ | G2 G G2 G/G/ | A2 B/A/ G2 B |
w:he,* For* it is too fine and too cost-*ly To
A2 B/A/ G2 E | D2 E G2 B | A2 B/A/ G2 E | D3-D2 |]
w:rot in the brin-y, brin-y sea, To rot in the brin-y sea.
W:
W:Pull off that silk, my pretty Polly,
W:Pull off that silk, said he,
W:For it is too fine and too costly
W:To rot in the briny, briny sea,
W:To rot in the briny sea.
W:
W:Turn your back, sweet Willie, said she,
W:O turn your back unto me,
W:For you are too bad a rebel
W:For a naked woman to see.
W:
W:She picked him up in her arms so strong
W:And she threw him into the sea,
W:Saying: If you have drowned six kings' daughters here,
W:You may lay here in the room of me.
W:
W:Stretch out your hand, O pretty Polly,
W:Stretch out your hand for me,
W:. . . . . . . . .
W:And help me out of the sea . . .
W:
W:She picked up a rock and threw on him, saying:
W:Lay there, lay there, you dirty, dirty dog,
W:Lay there in the room of me.
W:You're none too good nor too costly
W:To rot in the briny, briny sea.
W:
W:Hush up, hush up, my pretty parrot,
W:Hush up, hush up, said she.
W:You shall have a golden cage with an ivory lid
W:Hung in the willow tree.

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