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Down by deep water
Where sweet lily stand
I saw pretty Polly wringing her hands
And the song that she sung
Made the whole grove to ring
My Billy has left me to fight for a king
And I wish the wars were all over

I stood in amaze
To hear what she said
I'll follow my Billy
Whether living or dead
The notes that she sung
Were the nightingale's notes
How the lark and the linnet
They warble their throats
And I wish the wars were all over

I said my dear Polly
If you'll stay with me
I'll make you as happy
As happy can be
Oh, no then she said
That never can be
I'll never be happy
Till my Billy I see
And I wish the wars were all over

And now from my parents
I'll haste and away
I rid myself out
A young man's array
And every company that I pass by
I'll ask for my Billy
Or where he does lie
And I wish the wars were all over

And I wish the wars were all over

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