Am                            Dm
I shall tell of a hunter who's life was undone
Am                                E7
By the cruel hand of evil and the setting of the sun
Am                          Dm
His arrow was loosed and it flew through the dark
Am                                 F      E7        Am
And his true love was slain as the sha---ft found its mark

[Chorus]
               C                              
Well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he took 
          E7        Am                  F   E7       Am
her for a swan, and oh and alas it was sh---e Polly Von

[Verse 2]
Am                        Dm
He ran up beside her and found it was she
Am                              E7
He turned away his head for he could not bear to see
Am                           Dm
As he lifted her up he found she was dead
Am                              F    E7       Am
And a fountain of tears for his true love he shed

[Chorus]
               C                              
Well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he took 
          E7        Am                  F   E7       Am
her for a swan, and oh and alas it was sh---e Polly Von

[Verse 3]
Am                           Dm
He bore her away to his home by the sea 
Am                              E7
Crying father, oh father I've murdered poor Polly
Am                               Dm
I've killed my sweet love in the flower of her life 
Am                       F     E7    Am
I'd always intended that she'd be my wife

[Chorus]
               C                              
Well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he took 
          E7        Am                  F   E7       Am
her for a swan, and oh and alas it was sh---e Polly Von

[Verse 4]
Am                                 Dm
He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
Am                              E7
He wept bitter tears, but his cries were all in vain
Am                          Dm
As looked to the lake, a swan glided by
Am                             F    E7     Am
And the sun slowly sank in the gray of the sky

[Chorus]
               C                              
Well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he took 
          E7        Am                  F   E7       Am
her for a swan, and oh and alas it was sh---e Polly Von