Discover the story of the song > Pretty Polly – queenadreena

The song is about a man named Billy asking a woman named Polly to go away with him before they get married. Polly is afraid that Billy is going to murder her, and Billy confirms that he has been digging her grave. He eventually stabs her and leaves her in the grave, walking away and leaving her to be mourned by the wild birds. In the end, Billy is said to owe a debt to the devil for killing Polly and running away.