No. 26 Wicked Polly, Ws 190
Hexatonic mode 4, b (I II 3 IV V — 7)
Young people who delight in sin,
I’ll tell you what has lately been:
A woman who was young and fair
Died in sin and deep despair.
For the full text and much data as to the source and occurrence of this song, see White Spirituals, 189-193. A tune variant is ‘Supplication’, in this collection. Another is ‘Lord Bateman’, Sharp One Hundred English Folksongs, No. 6.