PRETTY POLLY (MY HORSES AIN’T HUNGRY; TEXAS COWBOY; THE WAGONER’S LAD) Sung by: Mrs. Russell Vaughan Recorded in Memphis, TN Click here to listen to the original recording They won’t eat your hay. So fare ye well, Polly, I’m going away. Your mama don’t like me; She says I’m too poor. She says I’m not worthy To enter your door. Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #740, “Texas Cowboy”; Brown, Vol. III, #250, “The Wagoner’s Lad.” |
All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |